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Where does “Saami” come from?

Saami comes from English Sami, which derives from the name Samantha in English, itself from Samuel in English, from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ, ultimately from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Saami (English): Alternative spelling of Sami

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Sami

Ancestry of “Saami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern SamiSápmi—
2Proto-SamicsāmēSami person
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