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

Definitions

  1. forever

Ancestry of “agás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiahkiage
2Proto-Samicëkēage
3Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
4Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Proto-Samic ëkē →