Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kënë

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

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Noun

*kënë

1. dandruff
2. lichen

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kënë
Genitive	*kën̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kënë	*kën̯ëk
Accusative	*kën̯ëm	*kën̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kënëtē
Genitive	*kën̯ën	*kën̯ëj
Essive	*kënënē	*kën̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kën̯ësnē
Elative	*kën̯ëstē	*kën̯ëjstē
Illative	*kënës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kën̯ëjnē *kën̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kën̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gïtne
  • Pite Sami: gadna
  • Lule Sami: gadna
  • Northern Sami: gatna
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: konnâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõnn
  • Kildin Sami: кэ̄нн (kēnn)

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