Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čukčē

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-Permic *śᴕkćᴈ, cognate with Erzya сувозей (suvoźej), Moksha сувози (suvoźi), Eastern Mari сузо (suzo), Western Mari сузы (suzy), and Komi-Zyrian чукчи (ćukći).

Noun

*čukčē

1. capercaillie

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čukčē
Genitive	*čuk̯č̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čukčē	*čuk̯č̯ēk
Accusative	*čuk̯č̯ēm	*čuk̯č̯ijtē
Partitive	*čukčētē
Genitive	*čuk̯č̯ēn	*čuk̯č̯ij
Essive	*čukčēnē	*čuk̯č̯ijnē
Inessive	*čuk̯č̯ēsnē
Elative	*čuk̯č̯ēstē	*čuk̯č̯ijstē
Illative	*čukčās̯ën	—
Comitative	*čuk̯č̯ijnē *čuk̯č̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*čuk̯č̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjåktja
  • Ume Sami: tjükttjie
  • Pite Sami: tjukktje
  • Lule Sami: tjuktje
  • Northern Sami: čukčá
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuhčá
  • Skolt Sami: čuhčč
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (tšuhtš)
  • Kildin Sami: чуххч (čuxxč)

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