Where does “bárbmoloddi” come from?

bárbmoloddi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami bárbmu, from Old Norse barmr, from Proto-Germanic barmaz, from Indo-European *bʰer-.

bárbmoloddi (Northern Sami): migratory bird, bird of passage

Definitions

  1. migratory bird, bird of passage

Ancestry of “bárbmoloddi”, step by step

bárbmoloddi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami bárbmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibárbmua migratory bird's winter grounds
2Old Norsebarmrrim
3Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
4Indo-European*bʰer-—

via Northern Sami loddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiloddibird
2Proto-Samiclontēbird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Old Norse barmr →