< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/loaδkō
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword due to the irregular inheritance in Sami daughter languages.
Noun
*loaδkō
- short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
Alternative forms
- *loatkō
- *lovkkō
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: låvˈhkuo (from *lovkkō)
- Lule Sami: loarkko (from *loatkō)
- Northern Sami: loađgu
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: luátku (from *loatkō)
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
References
- Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.