Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kājmē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kaima. A doublet of *kuojmē.

Noun

*kājmē

1. namesake (person with the same name as another)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kājmē
Genitive	*kāj̯m̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kājmē	*kāj̯m̯ēk
Accusative	*kāj̯m̯ēm	*kāj̯m̯ijtē
Partitive	*kājmētē
Genitive	*kāj̯m̯ēn	*kāj̯m̯ij
Essive	*kājmēnē	*kāj̯m̯ijnē
Inessive	*kāj̯m̯ēsnē
Elative	*kāj̯m̯ēstē	*kāj̯m̯ijstē
Illative	*kājmās̯ën	—
Comitative	*kāj̯m̯ijnē *kāj̯m̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*kāj̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: gájmme
  • Northern Sami: gáibmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: käimi
  • Skolt Sami: käiʹmm
  • Akkala Sami: каййм (kajjm)
  • Kildin Sami: ка̄ййм (kājjm) (< каййм (kajjm))
  • Ter Sami: каййма (kâjjmâ)

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