Where does “čuvdi” come from?

čuvdi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čuvδē, from Proto-Uralic suwďa — finger.

čuvdi (Northern Sami): forefinger, index finger

Definitions

  1. forefinger, index finger

Ancestry of “čuvdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuvδēforefinger, index finger
2Proto-Uralicsuwďafinger
Every word from Proto-Uralic suwďa →Every word from Proto-Samic čuvδē →