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Where does “árga” come from?

árga (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ārkë, from Finnish arki, from Proto-Finnic arki, from Proto-Germanic argį̄ — wickedness.

árga (Northern Sami): weekday

Definitions

  1. weekday

Ancestry of “árga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicārkëweekday
2Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
3Proto-Finnicarki—
4Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness

Words derived from “árga”

  • vuossárga
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