Where does “avvi” come from?

avvi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ëvē, from Proto-Uralic uwa — stream.

avvi (Northern Sami): belt; second-person dual imperative of avvit;...

Definitions

  1. belt; second-person dual imperative of avvit;...

Ancestry of “avvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicëvēbelt
2Proto-Uralicuwastream
Every word from Proto-Uralic uwa →Every word from Proto-Samic ëvē →
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