Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/easkē

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

Adverb

*easkē

1. just now

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*easkē
Genitive	*eas̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*easkē	*eas̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*eas̯k̯ēm	*eas̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*easkētē
Genitive	*eas̯k̯ēn	*eas̯k̯ij
Essive	*easkēnē	*eas̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*eas̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*eas̯k̯ēstē	*eas̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*easkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*eas̯k̯ijnē *eas̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*eas̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: ieskien
  • Lule Sami: iesski
  • Northern Sami: easka, easkka (?)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: eskân, esken (?)
  • Skolt Sami: jeäskka
  • Kildin Sami: еськ (jes’k) (> е̄сськ (jiess’k))
  • Ter Sami: е̄сськэ (jiessʼke)

Further reading

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