Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńoackē

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-Finno-Permic *ńočka (“bend, curve; bent, flexible”), cognates include Proto-Finnic *nocka (“flexible”), *nocko (“glen, dell”) and Erzya нучкамс (nučkams, “to bend”).

Noun

*ńoackē

  1. valley

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami:
    • Lule Sami: njoasske
    • Northern Sami: njoaski
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: njuásˈki
    • Skolt Sami: njuäʹcǩǩ
    • Kildin Sami: нюэццьк (njuecc’k) (obsolete)
    • Ter Sami: njïeccʹke

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “ńᴖ̄ckē”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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