Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këtë

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 *kete.

Noun

*këtë

  1. hide, fleece

Inflection

Even
Nominative *këtë
Genitive *kët̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *këtë *kët̯ëk
Accusative *kët̯ëm *kët̯ëjtē
Partitive *këtëtē
Genitive *kët̯ën *kët̯ëj
Essive *këtënē *kët̯ëjnē
Inessive *kët̯ësnē
Elative *kët̯ëstē *kët̯ëjstē
Illative *këtës̯ën —
Comitative *kët̯ëjnē
*kët̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *kët̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: -kat (derivational suffix cf. sarvváskat)
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: -kat (derivational suffix)
    • Skolt Sami: -kõtt (only in compounds)

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

References

  • Ante Aikio (2006) “New and Old Samoyed Etymologies, Part 2”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, pages 17-19
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