Where does “gussa” come from?

gussa (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kusë, from Proto-Germanic kūz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

gussa (Northern Sami): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “gussa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickusëcow
2Proto-Germanickūza cow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūz →Every word from Proto-Samic kusë →