Where does “davveviesttar” come from?

davveviesttar (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami davvi, from Proto-Samic tëvē, from Proto-Uralic tiwä — still.

davveviesttar (Northern Sami): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “davveviesttar”, step by step

davveviesttar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami davvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidavvinorth
2Proto-Samictëvēdeep; north
3Proto-Uralictiwästill

via Northern Sami viesttar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiviesttarwest
Every word from Proto-Uralic tiwä →Every word from Proto-Samic tëvē →Every word from Northern Sami davvi →