Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/soajē

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 *soja.

Noun

*soajē

1. wing
2. sleeve

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*soajē
Genitive	*soaj̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*soajē	*soaj̯ēk
Accusative	*soaj̯ēm	*soaj̯ijtē
Partitive	*soajētē
Genitive	*soaj̯ēn	*soaj̯ij
Essive	*soajēnē	*soaj̯ijnē
Inessive	*soaj̯ēsnē
Elative	*soaj̯ēstē	*soaj̯ijstē
Illative	*soajās̯ën	—
Comitative	*soaj̯ijnē *soaj̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*soaj̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: såaja (< *soajā)
  • Ume Sami: så̄jjie
  • Pite Sami: så̄dje, så̄jje
  • Lule Sami: soadje
  • Northern Sami: soadji
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: suájá (< *soajā)
  • Skolt Sami: suäjj (< *soajā)
  • Kildin Sami: суэйй (suejj)
  • Ter Sami: sïejja (< *soajā?)

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