Where does “máttaoarji” come from?

máttaoarji (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami oarji, from Proto-Samic oarjē — south.

máttaoarji (Northern Sami): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “máttaoarji”, step by step

máttaoarji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami oarji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samioarjiwest
2Proto-Samicoarjēsouth

via Northern Sami máddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimáddisouth
2Proto-Samicmāntēsouth; base
Every word from Proto-Samic oarjē →Every word from Northern Sami oarji →