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Where does “nieida” come from?

nieida (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic niejtë, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

nieida (Northern Sami): girl; daughter

Definitions

  1. girl; daughter

Ancestry of “nieida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicniejtëdaughter; girl
2Proto-Uralicnejdegirl

Words derived from “nieida”

  • gonagasnieida
Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →