Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ōksë

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 *-okse. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-os.

Suffix

*-ōksë

1. Forms nouns from verbs, indicating something the verb is to be performed on.
2. Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the result of having the verb performed.

Derived terms

Category Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-ōksë not found

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: -os
  • Lule Sami: -os
  • Northern Sami: -us
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -us
  • Skolt Sami: -as