< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/piekkënjë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Another theory posits Proto-Uralic *päke (“bird of prey”).[2]
Noun
*piekkënjë
- rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: biehkan
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: piehâin
- Skolt Sami: piõkkânj
- Akkala Sami: piekkan
- Kildin Sami:
- Ter 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
References
- Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.
- Entry #718 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.