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Where does “girji” come from?

girji (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kirjē — spot, speck; book.

girji (Northern Sami): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “girji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickirjēspot, speck; book

Words derived from “girji”

  • girjedárogiella
  • girječálli
Every word from Proto-Samic kirjē →