Where does “pohjoissaame” come from?
pohjoissaame (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohjoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
pohjoissaame (Finnish): The Northern Sami language
Definitions
- The Northern Sami language
Ancestry of “pohjoissaame”, step by step
pohjoissaame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pohjoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjoinen | north; northern |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish saame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saame | Sámi |
| 2 | Northern Sami | Sápmi | The lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | sāmē | Sami person |