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Where does “oaksi” come from?

oaksi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic oaksē, from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa.

oaksi (Northern Sami): branch; stick

Definitions

  1. branch; stick

Ancestry of “oaksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicoaksēbranch, stick
2Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa →