Where does “gordni” come from?

gordni (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic *kornē, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

gordni (Northern Sami): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “gordni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic*kornēgrain, cereal
2Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm