Where does “guovttis” come from?

guovttis (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami guokte, from Proto-Samic kuoktē, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

guovttis (Northern Sami): A duo, pair, twosome; a group of two people

Definitions

  1. A duo, pair, twosome; a group of two people

Ancestry of “guovttis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiguoktetwo
2Proto-Samickuoktētwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Samic kuoktē →Every word from Northern Sami guokte →