Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/uksë

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

Akin to Proto-Finnic *uksi (“door”), possibly borrowed from it; Udmurt ӧс (ös, “door”), Komi-Permyak ӧдзӧс (ödźös, “door”) and Komi-Zyrian ыбӧс (ybös, “door”) may also be related in some fashion, although no Uralic root can be set up.

Noun

*uksë

1. door

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*uksë
Genitive	*uk̯s̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*uksë	*uk̯s̯ëk
Accusative	*uk̯s̯ëm	*uk̯s̯ëjtē
Partitive	*uksëtē
Genitive	*uk̯s̯ën	*uk̯s̯ëj
Essive	*uksënē	*uk̯s̯ëjnē
Inessive	*uk̯s̯ësnē
Elative	*uk̯s̯ëstē	*uk̯s̯ëjstē
Illative	*uksës̯ën	—
Comitative	*uk̯s̯ëjnē *uk̯s̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*uk̯s̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: okse
  • Ume Sami: ukssa
  • Pite Sami: ukksa
  • Lule Sami: uksa
  • Northern Sami: uksa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uksâ
  • Skolt Sami: uhss
  • Akkala Sami: уххс (uxxs)
  • Kildin Sami: уккс (ukks)

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