Where does “máttaviesttar” come from?

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

máttaviesttar (Northern Sami): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “máttaviesttar”, step by step

máttaviesttar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami máddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimáddisouth
2Proto-Samicmāntēsouth; base

via Northern Sami viesttar

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