Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëkcē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Proto-Samic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *ëkcē     Ordinal : *ëkcāntë

Etymology

In some way from Proto-Finno-Permic *ükteksä (with syncope of the vowel in the second syllable), possibly borrowed from Proto-Finnic *ükteksä if *kākcē is.

Numeral

*ëkcē

1. nine

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: uktsie
  • Ume Sami: åkttsie
  • Pite Sami: å̄kktse
  • Lule Sami: aktse
  • Northern Sami: ovcci
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: oovce
  • Skolt Sami: åʹhcc
  • Akkala Sami: ахц (axc)
  • Kildin Sami: аххц (axxc)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland