Where does “jiekŋaáigi” come from?

jiekŋaáigi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami jiekŋa, from Proto-Samic jieŋë, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jiekŋaáigi (Northern Sami): ice age

Definitions

  1. ice age

Ancestry of “jiekŋaáigi”, step by step

jiekŋaáigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami jiekŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samijiekŋaice
2Proto-Samicjieŋëice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Northern Sami áigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiáigitime; tense
2Proto-Samicājkētime
3Proto-Finnicaikatime
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Samic jieŋë →Every word from Northern Sami jiekŋa →