Where does “ovccis” come from?

ovccis (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami ovcci, from Proto-Samic ëkcē — nine.

ovccis (Northern Sami): An ennead, ninesome; a group of nine people

Definitions

  1. An ennead, ninesome; a group of nine people

Ancestry of “ovccis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiovccinine
2Proto-Samicëkcēnine
Every word from Proto-Samic ëkcē →Every word from Northern Sami ovcci →