Where does “váibmu” come from?

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

váibmu (Northern Sami): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “váibmu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvājmōheart; core
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

Words derived from “váibmu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaimo →Every word from Proto-Samic vājmō →