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

  1. problem, difficulty; illness, ailment;...

Ancestry of “váivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvājvēillness
2Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
3Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaiva →