Where does “vuoigŋa” come from?

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

vuoigŋa (Northern Sami): breath; ghost, spirit

Definitions

  1. breath; ghost, spirit

Ancestry of “vuoigŋa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuojŋëbreath; spirit
2Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

Words derived from “vuoigŋa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Samic vuojŋë →