Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vālkkā

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

Noun

*vālkkā

1. shoulder fat of a reindeer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vaalhka
  • Pite Sami: vállká
  • Lule Sami: válkká
  • Northern Sami: válká
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: válkká
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Kildin Sami:
  • Ter Sami: vallk

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