Where does “arvedávgi” come from?

arvedávgi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami arvi, from Proto-Samic ëprē, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

arvedávgi (Northern Sami): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “arvedávgi”, step by step

arvedávgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami arvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiarvirain
2Proto-Samicëprērain
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy

via Northern Sami dávgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidávgibow, arc; bow; spring
2Proto-Samictāvkēbow, arc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Samic ëprē →
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