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