Where does “rimsi” come from?

rimsi (Northern Sami) comes from Norwegian remse, from Swedish remsa — a strip, a tape.

rimsi (Northern Sami): rag

Definitions

  1. rag

Ancestry of “rimsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianremse—
2Swedishremsaa strip, a tape
Every word from Swedish remsa →Every word from Norwegian remse →