Where does “vuohppa” come from?

vuohppa (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuoppë, from Proto-Uralic ëppe — father-in-law.

vuohppa (Northern Sami): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “vuohppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuoppëfather-in-law
2Proto-Uralicëppefather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëppe →Every word from Proto-Samic vuoppë →
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