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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/cëŋkē
 | 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
Origin unknown, related to Finnish tynkä. Possibly from a Pre-Finno-Samic *čüŋkä.
Noun
*cëŋkē
- prop, support
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *cëŋkē | |
| Genitive | *cëŋ̯k̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *cëŋkē | *cëŋ̯k̯ēk |
| Accusative | *cëŋ̯k̯ēm | *cëŋ̯k̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *cëŋkētē | |
| Genitive | *cëŋ̯k̯ēn | *cëŋ̯k̯ij |
| Essive | *cëŋkēnē | *cëŋ̯k̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *cëŋ̯k̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *cëŋ̯k̯ēstē | *cëŋ̯k̯ijstē |
| Illative | *cëŋkās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *cëŋ̯k̯ijnē *cëŋ̯k̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *cëŋ̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tsegkie
- Ume Sami: tsagˈgie
- Pite Sami: tsagˈge
- Lule Sami: tsagge
- Northern Sami: caggi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: cagge
- Skolt Sami: câʹǧǧ
- Kildin Sami:
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland