Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuokē

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *vaka, further origin unknown.

Noun

*vuokē

  1. way, manner
  2. custom

Inflection

Even
Nominative *vuokē
Genitive *vuok̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vuokē *vuok̯ēk
Accusative *vuok̯ēm *vuok̯ijtē
Partitive *vuokētē
Genitive *vuok̯ēn *vuok̯ij
Essive *vuokēnē *vuok̯ijnē
Inessive *vuok̯ēsnē
Elative *vuok̯ēstē *vuok̯ijstē
Illative *vuokās̯ën —
Comitative *vuok̯ijnē
*vuok̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *vuok̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vuekie
    • Ume Sami: vuöhkie
    • Pite Sami: vuohke
    • Lule Sami: vuohke
    • Northern Sami: vuohki
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vyehi
    • Skolt Sami: vueʹǩǩ
    • Kildin Sami: вӯгкь (vūgk’) (obsolete or dialectal)
  • → Finnish: vuoka

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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