Where does “gávppašanlihppu” come from?

gávppašanlihppu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami lihppu, from Finnish lippu — flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket.

gávppašanlihppu (Northern Sami): shopping list

Definitions

  1. shopping list

Ancestry of “gávppašanlihppu”, step by step

gávppašanlihppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami lihppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samilihppupatch, piece of material; piece of paper
2Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket

via Northern Sami gávppašan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigávppašan—
Every word from Finnish lippu →Every word from Northern Sami lihppu →