Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāvë

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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. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*kāvë

  1. bend, curve

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kāvë
Genitive *kāv̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kāvë *kāv̯ëk
Accusative *kāv̯ëm *kāv̯ëjtē
Partitive *kāvëtē
Genitive *kāv̯ën *kāv̯ëj
Essive *kāvënē *kāv̯ëjnē
Inessive *kāv̯ësnē
Elative *kāv̯ëstē *kāv̯ëjstē
Illative *kāvës̯ën
Comitative *kāv̯ëjnē
*kāv̯ëjnë
Abessive *kāv̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gaave
    • Ume Sami: gávva
    • Pite Sami: gávva
    • Lule Sami: gávva
    • Northern Sami: gávva
  • Eastern Samic:

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.