Where does “jiekŋabadji” come from?

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

jiekŋabadji (Northern Sami): ice age

Definitions

  1. ice age

Ancestry of “jiekŋabadji”, step by step

jiekŋabadji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami jiekŋa

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

via Northern Sami badji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibadjiperiod
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Samic jieŋë →Every word from Northern Sami jiekŋa →