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Where does “čoavji” come from?

čoavji (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čoavjē, from Proto-Uralic śowja — belly.

čoavji (Northern Sami): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “čoavji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčoavjēstomach
2Proto-Uralicśowjabelly
Every word from Proto-Uralic śowja →