Where does “jápmit” come from?
jápmit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jāmētēk, from Proto-Turkic jama- — to patch.
jápmit (Northern Sami): to die
Ancestry of “jápmit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | jāmētēk | to die |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | jama- | to patch |
Words derived from “jápmit”