Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keačē

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

Perhaps a substrate

Noun

*keačē

1. tip, end

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*keačē
Genitive	*keač̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*keačē	*keač̯ēk
Accusative	*keač̯ēm	*keač̯ijtē
Partitive	*keačētē
Genitive	*keač̯ēn	*keač̯ij
Essive	*keačēnē	*keač̯ijnē
Inessive	*keač̯ēsnē
Elative	*keač̯ēstē	*keač̯ijstē
Illative	*keačās̯ën	—
Comitative	*keač̯ijnē *keač̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*keač̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gietjie
  • Ume Sami: giehtjie
  • Pite Sami: giehtje
  • Lule Sami: giehtje
  • Northern Sami: geahči
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: keeči
  • Skolt Sami: ǩiẹʹčč
  • Kildin Sami: ке̄джь (kiedž’)
  • Ter Sami: kiečče

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