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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kākcē

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
Proto-Samic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *kākcē
    Ordinal : *kākcāntë

Etymology

In some way from Proto-Finno-Permic *kakteksa (with syncope of the vowel in the second syllable). The vocalism indicates that the word was borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kaktëksa (native inheritance would have resulted in **kuokcē). Alternatively, the word may have been inherited from a variant *käkteksä.

Numeral

*kākcē

  1. eight

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gaektsie
    • Ume Sami: gákttsie
    • Pite Sami: gákktse
    • Lule Sami: gáktsa
    • Northern Sami: gávcci
  • Eastern Samic:

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