Where does “gihpu” come from?

gihpu (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish kipu, from Proto-Finnic kipu, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

gihpu (Northern Sami): severe pain

Definitions

  1. severe pain

Ancestry of “gihpu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipupain; ache
2Proto-Finnickipupain, ache
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Proto-Finnic kipu →Every word from Finnish kipu →