Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)eaŋkë

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-Finnic *henki, separately in Western Samic (*heaŋkë) and Eastern Samic (*eaŋkë).

Noun

*(h)eaŋkë

1. spirit

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)eaŋkë
Genitive	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)eaŋkë	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëm	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*(h)eaŋkëtē
Genitive	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ën	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëj
Essive	*(h)eaŋkënē	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëstē	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*(h)eaŋkës̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëjnē *(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*(h)eaŋ̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: hïegke
  • Ume Sami: heägˈga
  • Pite Sami: hägˈga
  • Lule Sami: hägga
  • Northern Sami: heagga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jiegˈgâ
  • Skolt Sami: jiõgˈg
  • Akkala Sami: йиӈӈк (jiŋŋk)
  • Kildin Sami: ӣӈӈк (jiŋŋk)

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