Where does “tane” come from?
tane (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic tënē, from Proto-Samic tinā, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.
tane (Inari Sami): tin
Ancestry of “tane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | tënē | tin |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | tinā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |