Where does “Vuolleeatnamat” come from?

Vuolleeatnamat (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vuolli, from Proto-Samic vuolē, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

Ancestry of “Vuolleeatnamat”, step by step

Vuolleeatnamat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami vuolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuollidownriver, downstream part of a river; underside,...
2Proto-Samicvuolēunder
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Northern Sami eana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samieanaland; ground; terrain
2Proto-Samiceanëmland
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Samic vuolē →Every word from Northern Sami vuolli →