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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëkē

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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

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Etymology

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Cognate with Proto-Finnic *vika, both possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swiką.

Noun

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*vëkē

  1. fault

Descendants

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  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vahe
    • Skolt Sami: vââʹǩǩ
    • Kildin Sami: вагкь (vagk’)

Further reading

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  • 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