Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keavlē

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 earlier *keklä, borrowed from some Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”).

Noun

*keavlē

  1. ring, circle
  2. curve, arc
  3. handle

Inflection

Even
Nominative *keavlē
Genitive *keav̯l̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *keavlē *keav̯l̯ēk
Accusative *keav̯l̯ēm *keav̯l̯ijtē
Partitive *keavlētē
Genitive *keav̯l̯ēn *keav̯l̯ij
Essive *keavlēnē *keav̯l̯ijnē
Inessive *keav̯l̯ēsnē
Elative *keav̯l̯ēstē *keav̯l̯ijstē
Illative *keavlās̯ën —
Comitative *keav̯l̯ijnē
*keav̯l̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *keav̯l̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gievlie
    • Pite Sami: gävvle
    • Lule Sami: gievlle
    • Northern Sami: geavli
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kevli
    • Skolt Sami: ǩeuʹll
    • Kildin Sami: ке̄ввьл (kievv’l)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (kiev̜̄l̜e)

Further reading

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