Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńuockës

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-Finno-Ugric *ńëčke.

Adjective

*ńuockës (attributive *ńuockë)

1. wet
2. raw

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: njoetskes / njoetske
  • Lule Sami: njuoskas / njuosska
  • Northern Sami: njuoskkas / njuoska
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njuoskâs / njuosˈkâ
  • Skolt Sami: njuõckâs / njuõckk
  • Akkala Sami: нюцькесь (njuc’k’es’) / [Term?]
  • Kildin Sami: ню̄цкас (njūckas) / ню̄ццк (njūcck)
  • Ter Sami: njïcks / [Term?]
• → Finnish: nuoska

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