Where does “sámegiella” come from?
sámegiella (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami giella, from Proto-Samic kielë, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
sámegiella (Northern Sami): A Sami language
Ancestry of “sámegiella”, step by step
sámegiella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Sami giella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | giella | language |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | kielë | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
via Northern Sami Sápmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | Sápmi | The lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | sāmē | Sami person |
Words derived from “sámegiella”