< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/piekkënjë

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword.

Noun

*piekkënjë

  1. rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: piehâin
    • Skolt Sami: piõkkânj
    • Akkala Sami: piekkan
    • Kildin Sami: [Term?]
    • Ter Sami: [Term?]

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

References
  1. Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.
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