Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńoackē

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *nocko (from Proto-Finno-Permic *ńočka).

Noun

*ńoackē

1. valley

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: njoasske
  • Northern Sami: njoaski
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njuásˈki
  • Skolt Sami: njuäʹcǩǩ
  • Kildin Sami: нюэццьк (njuecc’k) (obsolete)
  • Ter Sami: njïeccʹke

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńᴖ̄ckē”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland