Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuorkō(j)

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 *karko(j), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harugaz.[1]

Noun

*kuorkō(j)[2]

  1. reef, rocky shore

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kuor̯k̯ōj
Genitive *kuor̯k̯ōjn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuor̯k̯ōj *kuor̯k̯ōjk
Accusative *kuor̯k̯ōjm *kuor̯k̯ōjjtē
Partitive *kuor̯k̯ōjtē
Genitive *kuor̯k̯ōjn *kuor̯k̯ōjj
Essive *kuor̯k̯ōjnē *kuor̯k̯ōjjnē
Inessive *kuor̯k̯ōjsnē
Elative *kuor̯k̯ōjstē *kuor̯k̯ōjjstē
Illative *kuor̯k̯ōj̯s̯ën —
Comitative *kuor̯k̯ōjjnē
*kuor̯k̯ōjjnë 		—
Abessive *kuor̯k̯ōjptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: guorgga, guorgguo
    • Lule Sami: guorgoj, guorggo
    • Northern Sami: (dialectal) guorgu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: kuârgg
    • Kildin Sami: куэррк (kuerrk)
    • Ter Sami: кыэррка (kïerrka)
  • → Karelian:
    • North Karelian: korko
    • South Karelian: korgo
  • → Livvi: (dialectal) korgo

References

  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.
  2. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.

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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