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Where does “oarji” come from?

oarji (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic oarjē — south.

oarji (Northern Sami): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “oarji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicoarjēsouth

Words derived from “oarji”

  • davveoarji
  • oarjelulli
  • oarjedavvi
  • máttaoarji
Every word from Proto-Samic oarjē →