Where does “vuodja” come from?
vuodja (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuojë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.
vuodja (Northern Sami): butter
Ancestry of “vuodja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | vuojë | butter |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waje | fat |