Where does “bena” come from?

bena (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic peanëk, from Proto-Samic peanē, from Proto-Finno-Permic penä.

bena (Lule Sami): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “bena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpeanëkdog
2Proto-Samicpeanē—
3Proto-Finno-Permicpenä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic penä →Every word from Proto-Samic peanē →Every word from Proto-Samic peanëk →