Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kunë

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

Noun

*kunë

1. ash (residue from burning)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kunë
Genitive	*kun̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kunë	*kun̯ëk
Accusative	*kun̯ëm	*kun̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kunëtē
Genitive	*kun̯ën	*kun̯ëj
Essive	*kunënē	*kun̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kun̯ësnē
Elative	*kun̯ëstē	*kun̯ëjstē
Illative	*kunës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kun̯ëjnē *kun̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kun̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: govne
  • Ume Sami: guvdna
  • Pite Sami: gudna
  • Lule Sami: gudna
  • Northern Sami: gutna
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kunnâ
  • Skolt Sami: kunn
  • Kildin Sami: кунн (kunn)
  • Ter Sami: kunn

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