< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sealkē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *selkä. Doublet of *čielkē.
Noun
*sealkē
- back (body part)
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sealkē | |
| Genitive | *seal̯k̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sealkē | *seal̯k̯ēk |
| Accusative | *seal̯k̯ēm | *seal̯k̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *sealkētē | |
| Genitive | *seal̯k̯ēn | *seal̯k̯ij |
| Essive | *sealkēnē | *seal̯k̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *seal̯k̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *seal̯k̯ēstē | *seal̯k̯ijstē |
| Illative | *sealkās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *seal̯k̯ijnē *seal̯k̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *seal̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: sealgi
- Lule Sami: sielgge
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: selgi
- Skolt Sami: seä´lǧǧ
- Akkala Sami: sjelj
- Kildin Sami: се̄лльк (s’ēll’k)
- Ter Sami: [Term?] (siel̜̄ᵍk͕ᴱ)
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