Where does “Sami” come from?

Sami (Finnish) comes from Finnish Samuli, from Finnish Samuel, from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Sami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSamuli
2FinnishSamuelSamuel
3LatinSamuelSamuel
4Ancient GreekΣαμουήλSamuel
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣαμουήλEvery word from Latin Samuel