Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuksē

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. Unrelated to Swedish kåsa or Norwegian Nynorsk koks.

Noun

*kuksē

1. wooden scoop, ladle or drinking-cup

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: guksie
  • Ume Sami: güksee
  • Pite Sami: kukˈsie
  • Lule Sami: gukse
  • Northern Sami: guksi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kukse
  • Skolt Sami: kuʹhss
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kūks)
  • Kildin Sami: куккьс (kukk’s)
  • Ter Sami: кукксе (kukksʼe)
• → Finnish: kuksa
• →? Norwegian Nynorsk: koks
• → Swedish: koxa

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