Where does “suovvi” come from?
suovvi (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish suova, from Proto-Finnic soova — hayrack, haystack.
suovvi (Northern Sami): wet snow; common water crowfoot, "Ranunculus...
Definitions
- wet snow; common water crowfoot, "Ranunculus...
Ancestry of “suovvi”, step by step
suovvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suova | haystack; Present active participle of suoda |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | soova | hayrack, haystack |
via Proto-Samic suovē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | suovē | wet or icy snow |