Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāŋkē

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

Noun

*sāŋkē

1. stick
2. lath

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*sāŋkē
Genitive	*sāŋ̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sāŋkē	*sāŋ̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*sāŋ̯k̯ēm	*sāŋ̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*sāŋkētē
Genitive	*sāŋ̯k̯ēn	*sāŋ̯k̯ij
Essive	*sāŋkēnē	*sāŋ̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*sāŋ̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*sāŋ̯k̯ēstē	*sāŋ̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*sāŋkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*sāŋ̯k̯ijnē *sāŋ̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*sāŋ̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: saegkie
  • Pite Sami: ságˈge
  • Lule Sami: ságge
  • Northern Sami: sággi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: säggi
  • Skolt Sami: säʹǧǧ
  • Kildin Sami: са̄ӈӈк (sāŋŋk) (from earlier са̄ӈӈьк (sāŋŋ’k))
  • Ter Sami: saŋŋʹge

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