Where does “rávkke” come from?

rávkke (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic rāvkkē, from Proto-Finnic raukka — wretch, poor thing.

rávkke (Lule Sami): deceased

Definitions

  1. deceased

Ancestry of “rávkke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicrāvkkēwretch, poor thing
2Proto-Finnicraukkawretch, poor thing
Every word from Proto-Finnic raukka →Every word from Proto-Samic rāvkkē →