Where does “nuortalulli” come from?

nuortalulli (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami nuorta, from Proto-Samic nuorttē — north; east; south.

nuortalulli (Northern Sami): southeast

Definitions

  1. southeast

Ancestry of “nuortalulli”, step by step

nuortalulli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami nuorta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Saminuortaeast
2Proto-Samicnuorttēnorth; east; south

via Northern Sami lulli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samilullisouth
Every word from Proto-Samic nuorttē →Every word from Northern Sami nuorta →