Where does “soarvi” come from?
soarvi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic soarvē, from Proto-Uralic šorwa — dry.
soarvi (Northern Sami): dry pine
Ancestry of “soarvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | soarvē | dry pine |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | šorwa | dry |