Where does “rávis” come from?

rávis (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish raavas, from Proto-Finnic raavas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

rávis (Northern Sami): fully grown, mature, adult

Definitions

  1. fully grown, mature, adult

Ancestry of “rávis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraavasrobust, strong; cow
2Proto-Finnicraavasfull-grown, mature
3Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic raavas →Every word from Finnish raavas →