Where does “vuodja” come from?

vuodja (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuojë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

vuodja (Lule Sami): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “vuodja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuojëbutter
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Samic vuojë →
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