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Where does “Suopma” come from?

Suopma (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish Suomi, from Proto-Finnic sooma, from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “Suopma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSuomiFinland; Finn; Finland's
2Proto-Finnicsooma—
3Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “Suopma”

  • suopmelaš
  • suomagiella
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