Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keajnō

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse *gæinō- / *geinõ-, from Proto-Germanic *gainō.

Noun

*keajnō

1. way, road
2. method, means

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*keajnō
Genitive	*keaj̯n̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*keajnō	*keaj̯n̯ōk
Accusative	*keaj̯n̯ōm	*keaj̯n̯ōjtē
Partitive	*keajnōtē
Genitive	*keaj̯n̯ōn	*keaj̯n̯ōj
Essive	*keajnōnē	*keaj̯n̯ōjnē
Inessive	*keaj̯n̯ōsnē
Elative	*keaj̯n̯ōstē	*keaj̯n̯ōjstē
Illative	*keajnus̯ën	—
Comitative	*keaj̯n̯ōjnē *keaj̯n̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*keaj̯n̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: geajnoe
  • Ume Sami: geäjdnuo
  • Pite Sami: gäjdno
  • Lule Sami: gäjnno
  • Northern Sami: geaidnu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kiäiˈnu
  • Skolt Sami: ǩeäinn
  • Kildin Sami: кя̄ййн (keajjn)
  • Ter Sami: keajjna
• → Finnish: keino

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