Where does “čiehppa” come from?

čiehppa (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čieppë — fowl's resting hole in snow.

čiehppa (Northern Sami): hiding place in snow

Definitions

  1. hiding place in snow

Ancestry of “čiehppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčieppëfowl's resting hole in snow
Every word from Proto-Samic čieppë
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