Where does “njálbmi” come from?

njálbmi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ńālmē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńälmä — tongue.

njálbmi (Northern Sami): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “njálbmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicńālmēmouth
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńälmäEvery word from Proto-Samic ńālmē