< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jëkē
 | 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 *ikä. Cognate to Proto-Finnic *ikä, Proto-Ugric *ĭkä, Proto-Mordvinic *iɣə.
Noun
*jëkē
- year
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *jëkē | |
| Genitive | *jëk̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *jëkē | *jëk̯ēk |
| Accusative | *jëk̯ēm | *jëk̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *jëkētē | |
| Genitive | *jëk̯ēn | *jëk̯ij |
| Essive | *jëkēnē | *jëk̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *jëk̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *jëk̯ēstē | *jëk̯ijstē |
| Illative | *jëkās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *jëk̯ijnē *jëk̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *jëk̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: jahke
- Lule Sami: jahke
- Northern Sami: jahki
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: ihe
- Skolt Sami: eeʹǩǩ
- Kildin Sami: ыгкь (ɨgkʹ)
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