Where does “vuoptâ” come from?

vuoptâ (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuoptë, from Proto-Uralic ëpte — hair.

vuoptâ (Inari Sami): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “vuoptâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuoptëhair
2Proto-Uralicëptehair
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëpte →Every word from Proto-Samic vuoptë →
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