Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pulkkē

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

    Borrowed from Finnish pulkka, from Proto-Finnic *pulkka.

    Noun

    *pulkkē

    1. pulk

    Inflection

    Even
    Nominative *pulkkē
    Genitive *pul̯k̯k̯ēn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *pulkkē *pul̯k̯k̯ēk
    Accusative *pul̯k̯k̯ēm *pul̯k̯k̯ijtē
    Partitive *pulkkētē
    Genitive *pul̯k̯k̯ēn *pul̯k̯k̯ij
    Essive *pulkkēnē *pul̯k̯k̯ijnē
    Inessive *pul̯k̯k̯ēsnē
    Elative *pul̯k̯k̯ēstē *pul̯k̯k̯ijstē
    Illative *pulkkās̯ën
    Comitative *pul̯k̯k̯ijnē
    *pul̯k̯k̯ijnë
    Abessive *pul̯k̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk

    Descendants

    • Western Samic:
      • Ume Sami:
      • Pite Sami: bullke
      • Lule Sami: bulkke
      • Northern Sami: bulki
    • Eastern Samic:
      • Inari Sami: pulkke
      • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (po̬l̜̀ʿḱ͕ḱ͕ᴱ)
      • Kildin Sami: пуӆӆьк (pul̥l̥’k) (obsolete)
      • Ter Sami: пуӆӆьке (pul̥l̥ʼkʼe)

    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