Where does “Suovvaguoika” come from?

Suovvaguoika (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami guoika, from Proto-Samic kuoškë, from Proto-Uralic kośke.

Ancestry of “Suovvaguoika”, step by step

Suovvaguoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami guoika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiguoikafalls; rapids
2Proto-Samickuoškërapids
3Proto-Uralickośke—

via Northern Sami suovva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisuovvasmoke
2Proto-Samicsuovësmoke
Every word from Proto-Uralic kośke →Every word from Proto-Samic kuoškë →Every word from Northern Sami guoika →