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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

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