Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/veaškē

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 *waśke.

Noun

*veaškē

1. copper

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*veaškē
Genitive	*veaš̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*veaškē	*veaš̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*veaš̯k̯ēm	*veaš̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*veaškētē
Genitive	*veaš̯k̯ēn	*veaš̯k̯ij
Essive	*veaškēnē	*veaš̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*veaš̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*veaš̯k̯ēstē	*veaš̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*veaškās̯ën	—
Comitative	*veaš̯k̯ijnē *veaš̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*veaš̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: veäjkkie
  • Pite Sami: väjjke
  • Lule Sami: viejkke
  • Northern Sami: veaiki
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: veški
  • Skolt Sami: veäʹšǩǩ
  • Kildin Sami: ве̄шшьк (viešš’k)
  • Ter Sami: vieššʹke

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