Etymology Explorer › Northern Sami

Where does “Sápmi” come from?

Sápmi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sāmē — Sami person.

Ancestry of “Sápmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SamicsāmēSami person

Words derived from “Sápmi”

  • davvisámegiella
  • sámegiella
  • sápmelaš
Every word from Proto-Samic sāmē →