Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuojë

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 1

From Proto-Uralic *kaje.

Noun

*kuojë

1. sedge

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kuojë
Genitive	*kuoj̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kuojë	*kuoj̯ëk
Accusative	*kuoj̯ëm	*kuoj̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kuojëtē
Genitive	*kuoj̯ën	*kuoj̯ëj
Essive	*kuojënē	*kuoj̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kuoj̯ësnē
Elative	*kuoj̯ëstē	*kuoj̯ëjstē
Illative	*kuojës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kuoj̯ëjnē *kuoj̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kuoj̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: goeje
  • Pite Sami:
  • Northern Sami: guodja
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuoj̣â

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *koje.

Noun

*kuojë

1. husband

Descendants

• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: kuõjj
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kujj, kuj)
  • Kildin Sami: кӯйй (kūjj)
  • Ter Sami: кы̄йй (kï̄jj)

Further reading

• Entry #329 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.