Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuokē

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 *vaka, further origin unknown.

Noun

*vuokē

1. way, manner
2. custom

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*vuokē
Genitive	*vuok̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*vuokē	*vuok̯ēk
Accusative	*vuok̯ēm	*vuok̯ijtē
Partitive	*vuokētē
Genitive	*vuok̯ēn	*vuok̯ij
Essive	*vuokēnē	*vuok̯ijnē
Inessive	*vuok̯ēsnē
Elative	*vuok̯ēstē	*vuok̯ijstē
Illative	*vuokās̯ën	—
Comitative	*vuok̯ijnē *vuok̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*vuok̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vuekie
  • Ume Sami: vuöhkie
  • Pite Sami: vuohke
  • Lule Sami: vuohke
  • Northern Sami: vuohki
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vyehi
  • Skolt Sami: vueʹǩǩ
  • Kildin Sami:
• → Finnish: vuoka

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