Where does “miekta” come from?

miekta (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic *miektë, from Proto-Uralic mäkte — tussock.

miekta (Northern Sami): Carex cespitosa

Definitions

  1. Carex cespitosa

Ancestry of “miekta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic*miektëCarex cespitosa
2Proto-Uralicmäktetussock
Every word from Proto-Uralic mäkte →Every word from Proto-Samic *miektë →
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