Where does “rieban” come from?

rieban (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Finnic repäinen, from Proto-Finno-Ugric repä.

rieban (Northern Sami): red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Definitions

  1. red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Ancestry of “rieban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrepäinenfox
2Proto-Finno-Ugricrepä

Words derived from “rieban

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric repäEvery word from Proto-Finnic repäinen