Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kërccë

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

Noun

*kërccë

1. strap

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kërccë
Genitive	*kër̯c̯c̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kërccë	*kër̯c̯c̯ëk
Accusative	*kër̯c̯c̯ëm	*kër̯c̯c̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kërccëtē
Genitive	*kër̯c̯c̯ën	*kër̯c̯c̯ëj
Essive	*kërccënē	*kër̯c̯c̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kër̯c̯c̯ësnē
Elative	*kër̯c̯c̯ëstē	*kër̯c̯c̯ëjstē
Illative	*kërccës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kër̯c̯c̯ëjnē *kër̯c̯c̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kër̯c̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: garhtse
  • Ume Sami: garttsa
  • Pite Sami: garrtsa
  • Lule Sami: garttsa
  • Northern Sami: garca
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: korccâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõrcc
  • Kildin Sami: кэҏҏьч (ker̥r̥’č, “cartilage”)

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