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