Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jokë

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 *joke.

Noun

*jokë

  1. river, specifically the smaller ones, often creeks

Inflection

Even
Nominative *jokë
Genitive *jok̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *jokë *jok̯ëk
Accusative *jok̯ëm *jok̯ëjtē
Partitive *jokëtē
Genitive *jok̯ën *jok̯ëj
Essive *jokënē *jok̯ëjnē
Inessive *jok̯ësnē
Elative *jok̯ëstē *jok̯ëjstē
Illative *jokës̯ën —
Comitative *jok̯ëjnē
*jok̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *jok̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: johke
    • Ume Sami: juhka
    • Pite Sami: jåhkå
    • Lule Sami: jåhkå
    • Northern Sami: johka
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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