Where does “golmmas” come from?

golmmas (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami golbma, from Proto-Samic kolmë, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.

golmmas (Northern Sami): A trio, threesome; a group of three people

Definitions

  1. A trio, threesome; a group of three people

Ancestry of “golmmas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigolbmathree
2Proto-Samickolmëthree
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Proto-Samic kolmë →Every word from Northern Sami golbma →