Where does “giehtamátta” come from?

giehtamátta (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami giehta, from Proto-Samic kietë, from Proto-Uralic käte — hand.

giehtamátta (Northern Sami): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “giehtamátta”, step by step

giehtamátta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami giehta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigiehtahand; arm
2Proto-Samickietëhand
3Proto-Uralickätehand

via Northern Sami mátta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimáttastem, root; stem
2Proto-Samicmāntëkroot, stem
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Proto-Samic kietë →Every word from Northern Sami giehta →