Where does “buoidivuohta” come from?

buoidivuohta (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami buoidi, from Proto-Samic puojtē, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

buoidivuohta (Northern Sami): obesity

Definitions

  1. obesity

Ancestry of “buoidivuohta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibuoidifat
2Proto-Samicpuojtēfat
3Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →
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