Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čielkē

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Permic *śelkä. Related to Proto-Finnic *selkä (Finnish selkä). Doublet of *sealkē.

Noun edit

*čielkē

  1. back (body part)

Inflection edit

Even
Nominative *čielkē
Genitive *čiel̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *čielkē *čiel̯k̯ēk
Accusative *čiel̯k̯ēm *čiel̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *čielkētē
Genitive *čiel̯k̯ēn *čiel̯k̯ij
Essive *čielkēnē *čiel̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *čiel̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *čiel̯k̯ēstē *čiel̯k̯ijstē
Illative *čielkās̯ën
Comitative *čiel̯k̯ijnē
*čiel̯k̯ijnë
Abessive *čiel̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants edit

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: čielgi
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading edit

  • 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