Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)earkē

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

Borrowing from Proto-Finnic *härkä, in parallel into Western Samic (*hearkē) and Eastern Sami (*earkē).

Noun

*(h)earkē

1. reindeer bull

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)earkē
Genitive	*(h)ear̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)earkē	*(h)ear̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*(h)ear̯k̯ēm	*(h)ear̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*(h)earkētē
Genitive	*(h)ear̯k̯ēn	*(h)ear̯k̯ij
Essive	*(h)earkēnē	*(h)ear̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*(h)ear̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*(h)ear̯k̯ēstē	*(h)ear̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*(h)earkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)ear̯k̯ijnē *(h)ear̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*(h)ear̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: hierkie
  • Ume Sami: heärggie
  • Pite Sami: härrge
  • Lule Sami: hiergge
  • Northern Sami: heargi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ergi
  • Skolt Sami: jeäʹrǧǧ
  • Kildin Sami: е̄ррьк (jierr’k)

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