Where does “namma” come from?

namma (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nëmë, from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

namma (Lule Sami): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “namma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicnëmëname
2Indo-Iranian*Hnā́ma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma →