Where does “áhpi” come from?

áhpi (Northern Sami) comes from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

áhpi (Northern Sami): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “áhpi”, step by step

áhpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse haf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehafsea, ocean
2Proto-Germanichabąsea
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Proto-Samic āpē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicāpēsea; large bog

Words derived from “áhpi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Old Norse haf →