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
Ancestry of “ahkkái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | ahki | age |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | ëkē | age |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |