Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jokë

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 *joke.

Noun

*jokë

1. river, specifically the smaller ones, often creeks

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*jokë
Genitive	*jok̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jokë	*jok̯ëk
Accusative	*jok̯ëm	*jok̯ëjtē
Partitive	*jokëtē
Genitive	*jok̯ën	*jok̯ëj
Essive	*jokënē	*jok̯ëjnē
Inessive	*jok̯ësnē
Elative	*jok̯ëstē	*jok̯ëjstē
Illative	*jokës̯ën	—
Comitative	*jok̯ëjnē *jok̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*jok̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: johke
  • Ume Sami: juhka
  • Pite Sami: jåhkå
  • Lule Sami: jåhkå
  • Northern Sami: johka
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: juuhâ
  • Skolt Sami: jokk
  • Kildin Sami: ёгк (jogk)
  • Ter Sami: ёгк (jogk)
  • Akkala Sami:

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