Where does “tjiebet” come from?

tjiebet (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čeapēttē, from Proto-Uralic śepä — neck.

tjiebet (Lule Sami): neck, throat; collar

Definitions

  1. neck, throat; collar

Ancestry of “tjiebet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčeapēttēneck
2Proto-Uralicśepäneck
Every word from Proto-Uralic śepä →Every word from Proto-Samic čeapēttē →
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