Where does “avve” come from?

avve (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ëvē, from Proto-Uralic uwa — stream.

avve (Lule Sami): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “avve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicëvēbelt
2Proto-Uralicuwastream
Every word from Proto-Uralic uwa →Every word from Proto-Samic ëvē →
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