Where does “riddu” come from?

riddu (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic rintō, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ranta.

riddu (Northern Sami): coast; beach

Definitions

  1. coast; beach

Ancestry of “riddu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicrintōshore, beach
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ranta—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ranta →Every word from Proto-Samic rintō →