Where does “máttanuorta” come from?

máttanuorta (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami máddi, from Proto-Samic māntē — south; base.

máttanuorta (Northern Sami): southeast

Definitions

  1. southeast

Ancestry of “máttanuorta”, step by step

máttanuorta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami máddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimáddisouth
2Proto-Samicmāntēsouth; base

via Northern Sami nuorti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern SaminuortiAlternative form of nuorta; east
Every word from Proto-Samic māntē →Every word from Northern Sami máddi →