Where does “jahkečuohti” come from?

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

jahkečuohti (Northern Sami): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “jahkečuohti”, step by step

jahkečuohti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami jahki

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

via Northern Sami čuohti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samičuohtihundred
2Proto-Samicčuotēhundred
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśatahundred
Every word from Proto-Uralic ikä →Every word from Proto-Samic jëkē →Every word from Northern Sami jahki →
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