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
Ancestry of “buollinolmmái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | buollin | fire |
| 2 | Northern Sami | -n | Forms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument... |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | -mē | Forms action nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |