Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kukkē

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 *kuwa +‎ Proto-Uralic *-kka; cognate with Erzya кувака (kuvaka).[1]

Adjective

*kukkē (attributive *kukkēs)

  1. long

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: guhkie / guhkies
    • Ume Sami: gühkkie / gühkkies
    • Pite Sami: guhkke / guhkes or guhka
    • Lule Sami: guhkke / guhkes or guhka
    • Northern Sami: guhkki / guhkẹs
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Ante Aikio (24 March 2022), “Proto-Uralic”, in Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso, Elena Skribnik, editors, The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19 of 3–27
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