Where does “jeaggi” come from?

jeaggi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jeaŋkē, from Proto-Uralic jäŋkä — bog.

jeaggi (Northern Sami): marsh, swamp

Definitions

  1. marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “jeaggi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjeaŋkēmarsh, swamp
2Proto-Uralicjäŋkäbog
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋkä →Every word from Proto-Samic jeaŋkē →