Where does “vuokta” come from?
vuokta (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuoptë, from Proto-Uralic ëpte — hair.
vuokta (Northern Sami): hair
Ancestry of “vuokta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | vuoptë | hair |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ëpte | hair |