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-.
almmivierca (Northern Sami): common snipe, "Gallinago gallinago"
Definitions
- common snipe, "Gallinago gallinago"
Ancestry of “almmivierca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | vierca | ram |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | vierccë | ram |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | vērttës | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |