Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sākë

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

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Noun

*sākë

1. speech
2. message

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*sākë
Genitive	*sāk̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sākë	*sāk̯ëk
Accusative	*sāk̯ëm	*sāk̯ëjtē
Partitive	*sākëtē
Genitive	*sāk̯ën	*sāk̯ëj
Essive	*sākënē	*sāk̯ëjnē
Inessive	*sāk̯ësnē
Elative	*sāk̯ëstē	*sāk̯ëjstē
Illative	*sākës̯ën	—
Comitative	*sāk̯ëjnē *sāk̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*sāk̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: saake
  • Ume Sami: sáhka
  • Pite Sami: sáhka
  • Lule Sami: sáhka
  • Northern Sami: sáhka
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: saahâ
  • Skolt Sami: saakk
  • Kildin Sami: соа̄гк (såågk)
  • Ter Sami: sakk

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