Where does “almmivierca” come from?

almmivierca (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vierca, from Proto-Samic vierccë, from Proto-Samic vērttës, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

almmivierca (Northern Sami): common snipe, "Gallinago gallinago"

Definitions

  1. common snipe, "Gallinago gallinago"

Ancestry of “almmivierca”, step by step

almmivierca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami vierca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiviercaram
2Proto-Samicvierccëram
3Proto-Samicvērttës
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Northern Sami albmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samialbmisky; heaven
2Proto-Samicëlmēsky
3Proto-Finno-Ugricilma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt-Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruzEvery word from Proto-Samic vērttës