Where does “gáma” come from?

gáma (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kāmëk, from Proto-Uralic kämä — hard, firm.

gáma (Lule Sami): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “gáma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickāmëkshoe
2Proto-Uralickämähard, firm
Every word from Proto-Uralic kämä →Every word from Proto-Samic kāmëk →