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

Definitions

  1. death; mortal danger

Ancestry of “sorbmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsormēdeath
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *śurma →Every word from Proto-Finnic surma →Every word from Proto-Samic sormē →