Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kotkë

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 *kutke.

Noun

*kotkë

1. ant

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kotkë
Genitive	*kot̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kotkë	*kot̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*kot̯k̯ëm	*kot̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kotkëtē
Genitive	*kot̯k̯ën	*kot̯k̯ëj
Essive	*kotkënē	*kot̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kot̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*kot̯k̯ëstē	*kot̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*kotkës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kot̯k̯ëjnē *kot̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kot̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: garhke
  • Ume Sami: gåŧkka
  • Pite Sami: gåttkå, gårrkå
  • Lule Sami: gårkkå
  • Northern Sami: gotka
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kutkâ
  • Skolt Sami: kotkk
  • Akkala Sami: коттк (kottk)
  • Kildin Sami: ко̄ттк (kōttk)
  • Ter Sami: kottk

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