Where does “bárdnemánná” come from?

bárdnemánná (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami bárdni, from Proto-Samic pārnē, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bárdnemánná (Northern Sami): male child

Definitions

  1. male child

Ancestry of “bárdnemánná”, step by step

bárdnemánná traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami bárdni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibárdnison; boy
2Proto-Samicpārnēchild; boy, son
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Northern Sami mánná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimánnáchild
2Proto-Samicmānāchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic barnąEvery word from Proto-Samic pārnē