Where does “máttasámegiella” come from?

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

máttasámegiella (Northern Sami): Southern Sami language

Definitions

  1. Southern Sami language

Ancestry of “máttasámegiella”, step by step

máttasámegiella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami máddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimáddisouth
2Proto-Samicmāntēsouth; base

via Northern Sami sámẹgiella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern SamisámẹgiellaA Sami language
Every word from Proto-Samic māntē →Every word from Northern Sami máddi →