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Where does “váibmosuotna” come from?

váibmosuotna (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami váibmu, from Proto-Samic vājmō, from Proto-Finnic vaimo, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe.

váibmosuotna (Northern Sami): artery

Definitions

  1. artery

Ancestry of “váibmosuotna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiváibmuheart
2Proto-Samicvājmōheart; core
3Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
4Proto-Uralicwajŋe—
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