Where does “agás” come from?
agás (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami ahki, from Proto-Samic ëkē, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
agás (Northern Sami): forever
Ancestry of “agás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | ahki | age |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | ëkē | age |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |