Where does “buolva” come from?

buolva (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic puolvë, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

buolva (Northern Sami): knee; generation

Definitions

  1. knee; generation

Ancestry of “buolva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpuolvëknee
2Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Samic puolvë →