Where does “vuodjaláibi” come from?

vuodjaláibi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami láibi, from Proto-Samic lājpē, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

vuodjaláibi (Northern Sami): sandwich

Definitions

  1. sandwich

Ancestry of “vuodjaláibi”, step by step

vuodjaláibi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami láibi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiláibibread
2Proto-Samiclājpēbread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Northern Sami vuodja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuodjabutter
2Proto-Samicvuojëbutter
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Samic lājpē →Every word from Northern Sami láibi →
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