Where does “vuoiŋŋadit” come from?

vuoiŋŋadit (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vuoigŋa, from Proto-Samic vuojŋë, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

vuoiŋŋadit (Northern Sami): to breathe; to rest, to take a breather

Definitions

  1. to breathe; to rest, to take a breather

Ancestry of “vuoiŋŋadit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuoigŋabreath; ghost, spirit
2Proto-Samicvuojŋëbreath; spirit
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath
Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Samic vuojŋë →Every word from Northern Sami vuoigŋa →