Where does “šalbmi” come from?
šalbmi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic šëlmē, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
šalbmi (Northern Sami): eye of a needle; eye of an axe
Definitions
- eye of a needle; eye of an axe
Ancestry of “šalbmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | šëlmē | eye of an axe blade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |