Where does “Čáhcesuolu” come from?

Čáhcesuolu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami čáhci, from Proto-Samic čācē, from Proto-Uralic śäčä — flood.

Ancestry of “Čáhcesuolu”, step by step

Čáhcesuolu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami čáhci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samičáhciwater
2Proto-Samicčācēwater
3Proto-Uralicśäčäflood

via Northern Sami suolu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisuoluisland
2Proto-Samicsuolōjisland
Every word from Proto-Uralic śäčä →Every word from Proto-Samic čācē →Every word from Northern Sami čáhci →