Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāmëk

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 earlier *kāmē, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kämä +‎ *-ëk.

Noun

*kāmëk

1. shoe

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*kām̯ëk
Genitive	*kāmëk̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kām̯ëk	*kāmëk̯ëk
Accusative	*kāmëk̯ëm	*kāmëk̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kām̯ëktē
Genitive	*kāmëk̯ën	*kāmëk̯ëj
Essive	*kām̯ëknē	*kāmëk̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kāmëk̯ësnē
Elative	*kāmëk̯ëstē	*kāmëk̯ëjstē
Illative	*kām̯ëk̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*kāmëk̯ëjnē *kāmëk̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kāmëk̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaamege
  • Ume Sami: gáma
  • Pite Sami: gáma
  • Lule Sami: gáma
  • Northern Sami: gáma
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kaamuv
  • Skolt Sami: kaammi
  • Kildin Sami: коа̄м (kååm), коаммэ pl (kåmme)
  • Ter Sami: kamâg

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