Where does “piitimensaame” come from?
piitimensaame (Finnish) comes from Finnish saame, from Northern Sami Sápmi, from Proto-Samic sāmē — Sami person.
piitimensaame (Finnish): The Pite Sami language
Ancestry of “piitimensaame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saame | Sámi |
| 2 | Northern Sami | Sápmi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | sāmē | Sami person |