Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čieŋkëm

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

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śäŋkɜ- (“to cut”), whence Proto-Finnic *sänki and Hungarian szeg.

Noun

*čieŋkëm

1. bone shard
2. marrowless bone

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: tjiekkav
  • Northern Sami: čiekka
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čiegâ
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Kildin Sami: чӣӈк (čīŋk) (obsolete)
  • Ter Sami: čiŋŋgâm

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