Where does “čiežas” come from?

čiežas (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami čieža, from Proto-Samic čiečëm, from Proto-Uralic *ćäjćemä — seven.

čiežas (Northern Sami): A septet, heptad, sevensome; a group of seven people

Definitions

  1. A septet, heptad, sevensome; a group of seven people

Ancestry of “čiežas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samičiežaseven
2Proto-Samicčiečëmseven
3Proto-Uralic*ćäjćemäseven
Every word from Proto-Uralic *ćäjćemä →Every word from Proto-Samic čiečëm →Every word from Northern Sami čieža →