Where does “bealgi” come from?
bealgi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic pealkē, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä.
bealgi (Northern Sami): thumb
Ancestry of “bealgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | pealkē | thumb |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | *pälkä | — |