Where does “váivi” come from?
váivi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vājvē, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
váivi (Northern Sami): problem, difficulty; illness, ailment;...
Definitions
- problem, difficulty; illness, ailment;...
Ancestry of “váivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | vājvē | illness |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vaiva | bother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiwô | woe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |