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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëkcē

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 : *ëkcē
    Ordinal : *ëkcāntë

Etymology

In some way from Proto-Finno-Permic *ükteksä (with syncope of the vowel in the second syllable), possibly borrowed from Proto-Finnic *ükteksä if *kākcē is.

Numeral

*ëkcē

  1. nine

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: uktsie
    • Ume Sami: åkttsie
    • Pite Sami: å̄kktse
    • Lule Sami: aktse
    • Northern Sami: ovcci
  • 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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