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Where does “sarvva” come from?

sarvva (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sërvë, from Proto-Finnic širwe.

sarvva (Lule Sami): elk, moose, "Alces alces"

Definitions

  1. elk, moose, "Alces alces"

Ancestry of “sarvva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsërvëelk, moose, "Alces alces"
2Proto-Finnicširwe—
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