Where does “lodde” come from?
lodde (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic lontē, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
lodde (Inari Sami): bird
Ancestry of “lodde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | lontē | bird |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |