Where does “jávrre” come from?

jávrre (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jāvrē, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäwrä.

jávrre (Lule Sami): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “jávrre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjāvrēlake
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäwrä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäwrä →Every word from Proto-Samic jāvrē →
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