Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/porkē

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

Unknown.

Noun

*porkē

  1. moult (of fur or hair)

Inflection

Even
Nominative *porkē
Genitive *por̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *porkē *por̯k̯ēk
Accusative *por̯k̯ēm *por̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *porkētē
Genitive *por̯k̯ēn *por̯k̯ij
Essive *porkēnē *por̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *por̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *por̯k̯ēstē *por̯k̯ijstē
Illative *porkās̯ën
Comitative *por̯k̯ijnē
*por̯k̯ijnë
Abessive *por̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: bårggie-
    • Pite Sami: bårrge-
    • Lule Sami: bårgge
    • Northern Sami: borgi
  • Eastern Samic:
  • Finnish: (dialectal) purka

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