Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ākšōjō

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-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *akwisī.

Noun

*ākšōjō

1. axe

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aaksjoe
  • Ume Sami: ákssjuo
  • Pite Sami: ákksjo
  • Lule Sami: áksjo
  • Northern Sami: ákšu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ákšu
  • Skolt Sami: ähšš, ahhš (Girvozero)
  • Akkala Sami: аккш (akkš), аххш (axxš)
  • Kildin Sami: оа̄ккшэ (ååkkše), оа̄ххш (ååxxš) (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Ter Sami: а̄ккша (â̄kkšâ)

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