Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pieŋkë

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

Origin unknown, replacing Finno-Permic *tuwle. According to Aikio (2004), the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword.

Noun

*pieŋkë

1. wind

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pieŋkë
Genitive	*pieŋ̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pieŋkë	*pieŋ̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*pieŋ̯k̯ëm	*pieŋ̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*pieŋkëtē
Genitive	*pieŋ̯k̯ën	*pieŋ̯k̯ëj
Essive	*pieŋkënē	*pieŋ̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*pieŋ̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*pieŋ̯k̯ëstē	*pieŋ̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*pieŋkës̯ën	—
Comitative	*pieŋ̯k̯ëjnē *pieŋ̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*pieŋ̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bïegke
  • Ume Sami: beägˈga
  • Pite Sami: bägˈga
  • Lule Sami: biegga
  • Northern Sami: biegga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: piegˈgâ
  • Skolt Sami: piõgˈg
  • Kildin Sami: пӣӈӈк (pīŋŋk)
  • Ter Sami: piŋŋg

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
• Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.