Where does “vuoján” come from?

vuoján (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -n, from Proto-Samic -mē, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

vuoján (Northern Sami): reindeer used for transport; first-person...

Definitions

  1. reindeer used for transport; first-person...

Ancestry of “vuoján”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-nForms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument...
2Proto-Samic-mēForms action nouns from verbs
3Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Northern Sami -n →Every word from Proto-Samic -mē →
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