Where does “allaskuvla” come from?

allaskuvla (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami állát, from Proto-Samic ëlëkē — high.

allaskuvla (Northern Sami): college, university

Definitions

  1. college, university

Ancestry of “allaskuvla”, step by step

allaskuvla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami állát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiállátto be slanted, to slope
2Proto-Samicëlëkēhigh

via Northern Sami skuvla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiskuvlaschool
Every word from Proto-Samic ëlëkē →Every word from Northern Sami állát →
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