Where does “neavri” come from?

neavri (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic neavrē, from Finnish neürä, from Proto-Finnic neträ — weak; frail; poor.

neavri (Northern Sami): bad, poor; bad, evil; wanton

Definitions

  1. bad, poor; bad, evil; wanton

Ancestry of “neavri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicneavrēbad; poor
2Finnishneürä—
3Proto-Finnicneträweak; frail; poor
Every word from Proto-Finnic neträ →Every word from Finnish neürä →Every word from Proto-Samic neavrē →