Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čëkčë

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *sükśe, with regular long-range consonant assimilation *s-ś > *ś-ś > *č-č. Cognate include Proto-Finnic *süksü.

Noun

*čëkčë

1. autumn

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čëkčë
Genitive	*čëk̯č̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čëkčë	*čëk̯č̯ëk
Accusative	*čëk̯č̯ëm	*čëk̯č̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čëkčëtē
Genitive	*čëk̯č̯ën	*čëk̯č̯ëj
Essive	*čëkčënē	*čëk̯č̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čëk̯č̯ësnē
Elative	*čëk̯č̯ëstē	*čëk̯č̯ëjstē
Illative	*čëkčës̯ën	—
Comitative	*čëk̯č̯ëjnē *čëk̯č̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čëk̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjaktje
  • Ume Sami: tjakttja
  • Pite Sami: tjakktja
  • Lule Sami: tjaktja
  • Northern Sami: čakča
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čohčâ
  • Skolt Sami: čõhčč
  • Akkala Sami: чоххч (čoxxč)
  • Kildin Sami: че̄ххч (čiexxč)
  • Ter Sami: чаккч (čakkč)

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