Where does “ӣӈӈк” come from?

ӣӈӈк (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic heaŋkë, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

ӣӈӈк (Kildin Sami): soul

Definitions

  1. soul

Ancestry of “ӣӈӈк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicheaŋkë—
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Proto-Samic heaŋkë →