Where does “bierdna” come from?

bierdna (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic piernë, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

bierdna (Northern Sami): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bierdna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpiernëbear
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Proto-Samic piernë →