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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keajnō
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Possibly related to Finnish keino.
Noun
*keajnō
- way, road
- method, means
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *keajnō | |
| Genitive | *keaj̯n̯ōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *keajnō | *keaj̯n̯ōk |
| Accusative | *keaj̯n̯ōm | *keaj̯n̯ōjtē |
| Partitive | *keajnōtē | |
| Genitive | *keaj̯n̯ōn | *keaj̯n̯ōj |
| Essive | *keajnōnē | *keaj̯n̯ōjnē |
| Inessive | *keaj̯n̯ōsnē | |
| Elative | *keaj̯n̯ōstē | *keaj̯n̯ōjstē |
| Illative | *keajnus̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *keaj̯n̯ōjnē *keaj̯n̯ujnë | — |
| Abessive | *keaj̯n̯ōptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: geajnoe
- Ume Sami: geäjdnuo
- Pite Sami: gäjdno
- Lule Sami: gäjnno
- Northern Sami: geaidnu
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: kiäiˈnu
- Skolt Sami: ǩeäinn
- Kildin Sami: кя̄ййн (kʹājjn)
- Ter Sami: keajjna
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