Where does “Davvinjárga” come from?
Davvinjárga (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami davvi, from Proto-Samic tëvē, from Proto-Uralic tiwä.
Ancestry of “Davvinjárga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | davvi | north |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | tëvē | deep; north |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tiwä | — |