Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sealkē

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 Proto-Finnic *selkä. Doublet of *čielkē.

Noun

*sealkē

  1. 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: сиэлльк (siell’k)
    • Kildin Sami: се̄лльк (sjēll’k), [script needed] (sjelj)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (siel̜̄ᵍk͕ᴱ)

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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