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Where does “gonagasnieida” come from?

gonagasnieida (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami gonagas, from Proto-Samic konëŋkēs, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gonagasnieida (Northern Sami): princess

Definitions

  1. princess

Ancestry of “gonagasnieida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigonagasking
2Proto-Samickonëŋkēsking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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