Where does “jävri” come from?

jävri (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jāvrē, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäwrä.

jävri (Inari Sami): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “jävri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjāvrēlake
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäwrä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäwrä →Every word from Proto-Samic jāvrē →