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Where does “jieŋâ” come from?

jieŋâ (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jieŋë, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jieŋâ (Inari Sami): ice

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “jieŋâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjieŋëice
2Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

Words derived from “jieŋâ”

  • jieŋâpaje
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →