Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kākcē

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

Proto-Samic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *kākcē     Ordinal : *kākcāntë

Etymology

In some way from Proto-Finno-Permic *kakteksa (with syncope of the vowel in the second syllable). The vocalism indicates that the word was borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kaktëksa (native inheritance would have resulted in **kuokcē). Alternatively, the word may have been inherited from a variant *käkteksä.

Numeral

*kākcē

1. eight

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaektsie
  • Ume Sami: gákttsie
  • Pite Sami: gákktse
  • Lule Sami: gáktsa
  • Northern Sami: gávcci
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: käävci
  • Skolt Sami: kääuʹc
  • Akkala Sami: каһц (kahc)
  • Kildin Sami: ка̄ххц (kāxxc)
  • Ter Sami: kakkʹce

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