Where does “ӣнн” come from?

ӣнн (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jienë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric äne — voice, sound.

ӣнн (Kildin Sami): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “ӣнн”, step by step

ӣнн traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic jienë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjienësound
2Proto-Finno-Ugricänevoice, sound

via Proto-Samic eanōj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samiceanōjmaternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric äneEvery word from Proto-Samic jienë