Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keavrē

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

Probably from earlier *kekrä and cognate with Proto-Finnic *kekri, borrowed from pre Proto-Indo-Iranian *ḱekrám (later *čakrám, whence Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, cycle of seasons”)).

Noun

*keavrē

  1. circular thing; hoop, ring, drum

Inflection

Even
Nominative *keavrē
Genitive *keav̯r̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *keavrē *keav̯r̯ēk
Accusative *keav̯r̯ēm *keav̯r̯ijtē
Partitive *keavrētē
Genitive *keav̯r̯ēn *keav̯r̯ij
Essive *keavrēnē *keav̯r̯ijnē
Inessive *keav̯r̯ēsnē
Elative *keav̯r̯ēstē *keav̯r̯ijstē
Illative *keavrās̯ën —
Comitative *keav̯r̯ijnē
*keav̯r̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *keav̯r̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gievrie
    • Northern Sami: geavri
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kevri
    • Skolt Sami: ǩeuʹrr
    • Kildin Sami: ке̄ввьр (kievv’r)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (kiev̜̄r̜e)

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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