Where does “dorvvuheapme” come from?

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

dorvvuheapme (Northern Sami): insecure, unsafe; depressed

Definitions

  1. insecure, unsafe; depressed

Ancestry of “dorvvuheapme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidorvusafety, protection, refuge
2Finnishturvaprotection, safety, security; security
3Proto-Finnicturvaprotection, safety, security
Every word from Proto-Finnic turva →Every word from Finnish turva →Every word from Northern Sami dorvu →