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Where does “vuoigŋa” come from?

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

vuoigŋa (Northern Sami): breath; ghost, spirit

Definitions

  1. breath; ghost, spirit

Ancestry of “vuoigŋa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuojŋëbreath; spirit
2Proto-Uralicwajŋe—

Words derived from “vuoigŋa”

  • vuoiŋŋadit
Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →