Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keatkē

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 Compare possibly Proto-Eskimo *qatviɣ, *qavciɣ (“wolverine”).

Noun

*keatkē

1. wolverine

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*keatkē
Genitive	*keat̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*keatkē	*keat̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*keat̯k̯ēm	*keat̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*keatkētē
Genitive	*keat̯k̯ēn	*keat̯k̯ij
Essive	*keatkēnē	*keat̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*keat̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*keat̯k̯ēstē	*keat̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*keatkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*keat̯k̯ijnē *keat̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*keat̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gierhkie
  • Ume Sami: geäŧkkie
  • Pite Sami: gättke, gärrke
  • Lule Sami: gierkke
  • Northern Sami: geatki
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ketki
  • Skolt Sami: ǩeäʹtǩǩ
  • Akkala Sami: gedke
  • Kildin Sami: ке̄ттҍк (kiett’k)

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
• Lehtiranta, Juhani. 1989–2001. Yhteissaamelainen sanasto ('Common Sami Vocabulary'). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 200. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.