Where does “jagiáigi” come from?

jagiáigi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami jahki, from Proto-Samic jëkē, from Proto-Uralic ikä — age, year.

jagiáigi (Northern Sami): season

Definitions

  1. season

Ancestry of “jagiáigi”, step by step

jagiáigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami jahki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samijahkiyear
2Proto-Samicjëkēyear
3Proto-Uralicikäage, year

via Northern Sami áigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiáigitime; tense
2Proto-Samicājkētime
3Proto-Finnicaikatime
Every word from Proto-Uralic ikä →Every word from Proto-Samic jëkē →Every word from Northern Sami jahki →