Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këskë

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-Finno-Permic *keske. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *keski.

Noun

*këskë

1. middle, center

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*këskë
Genitive	*kës̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*këskë	*kës̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*kës̯k̯ëm	*kës̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*këskëtē
Genitive	*kës̯k̯ën	*kës̯k̯ëj
Essive	*këskënē	*kës̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kës̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*kës̯k̯ëstē	*kës̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*këskës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kës̯k̯ëjnē *kës̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kës̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaske
  • Ume Sami: gasska
  • Pite Sami: gasska
  • Lule Sami: gasska
  • Northern Sami: gaska
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: koskâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõskk
  • Kildin Sami: кэ̄сск (kēssk)
  • Ter Sami: kâssk

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