Where does “Davviriikkat” come from?

Davviriikkat (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami davvi, from Proto-Samic tëvē, from Proto-Uralic tiwä — still.

Davviriikkat (Northern Sami): the Nordic countries

Definitions

  1. the Nordic countries

Ancestry of “Davviriikkat”, step by step

Davviriikkat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami davvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidavvinorth
2Proto-Samictëvēdeep; north
3Proto-Uralictiwästill

via Northern Sami riika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiriikacountry
2Low Germanrike—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tiwä →Every word from Proto-Samic tëvē →Every word from Northern Sami davvi →
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