Where does “сугкэ” come from?

сугкэ (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic suokëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

сугкэ (Kildin Sami): to row (a boat)

Definitions

  1. to row (a boat)

Ancestry of “сугкэ”, step by step

сугкэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic suokëtē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsuokëtēthick
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

via Proto-Samic sukëtēk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsukëtēkto row
2Proto-Uralicsuxe-to row
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic suokëtē →