Where does “viđas” come from?

viđas (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vihtta, from Proto-Samic vittë, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viđas (Northern Sami): A quintet, pentad, fivesome; a group of five people

Definitions

  1. A quintet, pentad, fivesome; a group of five people

Ancestry of “viđas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivihttafive
2Proto-Samicvittëfive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic witte →Every word from Proto-Samic vittë →Every word from Northern Sami vihtta →