Where does “keminsaame” come from?

keminsaame (Finnish) comes from Finnish saame, from Northern Sami Sápmi, from Proto-Samic sāmē — Sami person.

keminsaame (Finnish): The Kemi Sami language

Definitions

  1. The Kemi Sami language

Ancestry of “keminsaame”, step by step

keminsaame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaameSámi
2Northern SamiSápmiThe lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
3Proto-SamicsāmēSami person

via Finnish kemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkemiclearing for feeding cattle
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickäme—
Every word from Proto-Samic sāmē →Every word from Northern Sami Sápmi →Every word from Finnish saame →