Where does “árgi” come from?
árgi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ārkē, from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.
árgi (Northern Sami): shy, timid
Ancestry of “árgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | ārkē | shy |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arka | timid, shy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |