Where does “davvisápmi” come from?

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

davvisápmi (Northern Sami): Northern Sami person; Northern Sami language

Definitions

  1. Northern Sami person; Northern Sami language

Ancestry of “davvisápmi”, step by step

davvisápmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami davvi

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

via Northern Sami Sápmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern SamiSápmiThe lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
2Proto-SamicsāmēSami person
Every word from Proto-Uralic tiwä →Every word from Proto-Samic tëvē →Every word from Northern Sami davvi →