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Where does “bárdni” come from?

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

bárdni (Northern Sami): son; boy

Definitions

  1. son; boy

Ancestry of “bárdni”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bárdni”

  • vieljabárdni
  • bárdnemánná
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →