Where does “eallisilba” come from?

eallisilba (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami silba, from Proto-Samic silpë, from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

eallisilba (Northern Sami): mercury (metal)

Definitions

  1. mercury (metal)

Ancestry of “eallisilba”, step by step

eallisilba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami silba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisilbasilver
2Proto-Samicsilpësilver
3Old Norsesilfrsilver
4Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via Northern Sami ealˈli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiealˈliliving
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Old Norse silfr →Every word from Proto-Samic silpë →