Where does “ahkkái” come from?

ahkkái (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami ahki, from Proto-Samic ëkē, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

ahkkái (Northern Sami): lasting

Definitions

  1. lasting

Ancestry of “ahkkái”, 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 →