Where does “máihli” come from?

máihli (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish mahla, from Proto-Finnic mahla — sap, juice.

máihli (Northern Sami): tree sap

Definitions

  1. tree sap

Ancestry of “máihli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahlasap, especially the sugary sap produced by some...
2Proto-Finnicmahlasap, juice
Every word from Proto-Finnic mahla →Every word from Finnish mahla →