Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tuokē

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-Uralic *taka. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *taka.

Noun

*tuokē

1. back, rear

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*tuokē
Genitive	*tuok̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tuokē	*tuok̯ēk
Accusative	*tuok̯ēm	*tuok̯ijtē
Partitive	*tuokētē
Genitive	*tuok̯ēn	*tuok̯ij
Essive	*tuokēnē	*tuok̯ijnē
Inessive	*tuok̯ēsnē
Elative	*tuok̯ēstē	*tuok̯ijstē
Illative	*tuokās̯ën	—
Comitative	*tuok̯ijnē *tuok̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*tuok̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: duekie
  • Ume Sami: duöhkie
  • Lule Sami: duohke
  • Northern Sami: duohki
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tyeḥi

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