Where does “suovvabiipu” come from?

suovvabiipu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami suovva, from Proto-Samic suovë — smoke.

suovvabiipu (Northern Sami): chimney

Definitions

  1. chimney

Ancestry of “suovvabiipu”, step by step

suovvabiipu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami suovva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisuovvasmoke
2Proto-Samicsuovësmoke

via Northern Sami biipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibiipupipe
Every word from Proto-Samic suovë →Every word from Northern Sami suovva →