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Where does “juga” come from?

juga (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami juhkat, from Proto-Samic jukëtēk, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juga (Northern Sami): inflection of juhkat: ## present indicative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of juhkat: ## present indicative...

Ancestry of “juga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samijuhkatto drink
2Proto-Samicjukëtēkto drink
3Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
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