Where does “dearvva” come from?

dearvva (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish terve, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.

dearvva (Northern Sami): hello, hi

Definitions

  1. hello, hi

Ancestry of “dearvva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervehealthy, sane; healthy, sound; sound, well
2Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
3Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →Every word from Proto-Finnic terveh →Every word from Finnish terve →