Where does “jeggi” come from?

jeggi (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jeaŋkē, from Proto-Uralic jäŋkä — bog.

jeggi (Inari Sami): bog

Definitions

  1. bog

Ancestry of “jeggi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjeaŋkēmarsh, swamp
2Proto-Uralicjäŋkäbog
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋkä →Every word from Proto-Samic jeaŋkē →