Where does “buollinolmmái” come from?

buollinolmmái (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami buollin, from Northern Sami -n, from Proto-Samic -mē, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

buollinolmmái (Northern Sami): fireman

Definitions

  1. fireman

Ancestry of “buollinolmmái”, step by step

buollinolmmái traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami buollin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibuollinfire
2Northern Sami-nForms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument...
3Proto-Samic-mēForms action nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Northern Sami olmmái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiolmmáiman; companion
2Proto-Samicëlmājman
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Northern Sami -n →Every word from Proto-Samic -mē →