Where does “davvisámegiella” come from?

davvisámegiella (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami sámegiella, from Northern Sami giella, from Proto-Samic kielë, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

davvisámegiella (Northern Sami): Northern Sami language

Definitions

  1. Northern Sami language

Ancestry of “davvisámegiella”, step by step

davvisámegiella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami sámegiella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern SamisámegiellaA Sami language
2Northern Samigiellalanguage
3Proto-Samickielëtongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Northern Sami davvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidavvinorth
2Proto-Samictëvēdeep; north
3Proto-Uralictiwästill
Every word from Proto-Uralic käleEvery word from Proto-Samic kielëEvery word from Northern Sami giella