Where does “sorbmi” come from?
sorbmi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sormē, from Proto-Finnic surma, from Proto-Uralic *śurma.
sorbmi (Northern Sami): death; mortal danger
Ancestry of “sorbmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | sormē | death |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | surma | death |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | *śurma | — |