Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ëk

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-Uralic *-ek.

Suffix

*-ëk

1. Forms instrument nouns from verbs.
2. Forms result nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-ëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čālëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāmëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/loavtëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/peanëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suolëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/toktëk

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuontëk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: -ege
  • Lule Sami: -a
  • Northern Sami: -a, -at
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -â
  • Kildin Sami: -э (-e)