Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kusë

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-Norse *kussō, from Proto-Germanic *kursô.

Noun

*kusë

1. cow

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kusë
Genitive	*kus̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kusë	*kus̯ëk
Accusative	*kus̯ëm	*kus̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kusëtē
Genitive	*kus̯ën	*kus̯ëj
Essive	*kusënē	*kus̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kus̯ësnē
Elative	*kus̯ëstē	*kus̯ëjstē
Illative	*kusës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kus̯ëjnē *kus̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kus̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: govse
  • Ume Sami: guvssa
  • Pite Sami: gussa
  • Lule Sami: gussa
  • Northern Sami: gussa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kussâ
  • Skolt Sami: kuss

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