Where does “alme” come from?

alme (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ëlmē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ilma.

alme (Inari Sami): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “alme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicëlmēsky
2Proto-Finno-Ugricilma—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ilma →Every word from Proto-Samic ëlmē →
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