Where does “oajvve” come from?

oajvve (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic oajvē, from Proto-Uralic ojwa — head.

oajvve (Lule Sami): head; head, chief, leader, chairman; round...

Definitions

  1. head; head, chief, leader, chairman; round...

Ancestry of “oajvve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicoajvēhead
2Proto-Uralicojwahead
Every word from Proto-Uralic ojwa →Every word from Proto-Samic oajvē →