Where does “vahca” come from?

vahca (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vëcë, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

vahca (Northern Sami): fresh snow

Definitions

  1. fresh snow

Ancestry of “vahca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvëcëfreshly fallen snow
2Proto-Uralicwetewater
Every word from Proto-Uralic wete →Every word from Proto-Samic vëcë →
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