Where does “jieŋâpaje” come from?

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

jieŋâpaje (Inari Sami): ice age

Definitions

  1. ice age

Ancestry of “jieŋâpaje”, step by step

jieŋâpaje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Inari Sami jieŋâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inari Samijieŋâice
2Proto-Samicjieŋëice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Inari Sami paj̣e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inari Samipaj̣eperiod of time
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋeEvery word from Proto-Samic jieŋëEvery word from Inari Sami jieŋâ
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