Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oalkē

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-Uralic *wolka. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *olka.

Noun

*oalkē

1. shoulder

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*oalkē
Genitive	*oal̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*oalkē	*oal̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*oal̯k̯ēm	*oal̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*oalkētē
Genitive	*oal̯k̯ēn	*oal̯k̯ij
Essive	*oalkēnē	*oal̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*oal̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*oal̯k̯ēstē	*oal̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*oalkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*oal̯k̯ijnē *oal̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*oal̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: åelkie
  • Ume Sami: å̄lggie
  • Pite Sami: å̄llge
  • Lule Sami: oalgge
  • Northern Sami: oalgi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uálˈgi
  • Skolt Sami: vuäʹlǧǧ
  • Akkala Sami: вуалльк (vuall’k)
  • Kildin Sami: вуэлльк (vuell’k)

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