Where does “dorvu” come from?

dorvu (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish turva, from Proto-Finnic turva — protection, safety, security.

dorvu (Northern Sami): safety, protection, refuge

Definitions

  1. safety, protection, refuge

Ancestry of “dorvu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvaprotection, safety, security; security
2Proto-Finnicturvaprotection, safety, security

Words derived from “dorvu”

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