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Where does “vuoddji” come from?

vuoddji (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vuodjat, from Proto-Samic vuojëtēk, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

vuoddji (Northern Sami): swimmer; driver; second-person dual imperative of...

Definitions

  1. swimmer; driver; second-person dual imperative of...

Ancestry of “vuoddji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuodjatto swim
2Proto-Samicvuojëtēkto swim
3Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
4Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
5Proto-Slavicsьthis
6Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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