Where does “čuolbma” come from?

čuolbma (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čuolmë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

čuolbma (Northern Sami): knot; problem

Definitions

  1. knot; problem

Ancestry of “čuolbma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuolmëknot
2Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Samic čuolmë →