Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëkē

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

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

Noun

*vëkē

1. fault

Descendants

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

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland