Where does “oaiveministtar” come from?

oaiveministtar (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami oaivi, from Proto-Samic oajvē, from Proto-Uralic ojwa — head.

oaiveministtar (Northern Sami): prime minister

Definitions

  1. prime minister

Ancestry of “oaiveministtar”, step by step

oaiveministtar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami oaivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samioaivihead
2Proto-Samicoajvēhead
3Proto-Uralicojwahead

via Northern Sami ministtar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiministtarminister
Every word from Proto-Uralic ojwa →Every word from Proto-Samic oajvē →Every word from Northern Sami oaivi →
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