Where does “ođđajahki” come from?

ođđajahki (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami jahki, from Proto-Samic jëkē, from Proto-Uralic ikä — age, year.

ođđajahki (Northern Sami): New Year

Definitions

  1. New Year

Ancestry of “ođđajahki”, step by step

ođđajahki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami jahki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samijahkiyear
2Proto-Samicjëkēyear
3Proto-Uralicikäage, year

via Northern Sami ođas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiođasnew; something new; news
2Proto-Samicoδësnew
3Proto-Uralicwuďenew

Words derived from “ođđajahki

Every word from Proto-Uralic ikäEvery word from Proto-Samic jëkēEvery word from Northern Sami jahki