Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/loaδkō

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004), the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword due to the irregular inheritance in Sami daughter languages.

Noun

*loaδkō

1. short-eared owl, Asio flammeus

Alternative forms

• *loatkō
• *lovkkō

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: låvˈhkuo (from *lovkkō)
  • Lule Sami: loarkko (from *loatkō)
  • Northern Sami: loađgu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: luátku (from *loatkō)

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