Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kākkā

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

Unknown.

Noun

*kākkā

1. pupil (part of an eye)
2. eyeball

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaehkie
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: gáhkka
  • Lule Sami: gáhkká
  • Northern Sami: gáhkká
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -kákká (in compound: čalmekákká)
  • Skolt Sami: kakk
  • Kildin Sami: ка̄һк (kāhk)
  • Ter Sami: ка̄һһке (kâ̄hhkʼe)

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