Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/piekkënjë

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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

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Etymology

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Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Another theory posits Proto-Uralic *päke (“bird of prey”).[2]

Noun

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*piekkënjë

  1. rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: biehkan
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: piehâin
    • Skolt Sami: piõkkânj
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (piekkan)
    • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (pīᵍkiń̄ᵈ́t́š́)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (pīᵍkii̭)

Further reading

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.
  2. ^ Entry #718 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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