Where does “vuossárga” come from?

vuossárga (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami árga, from Proto-Samic ārkë, from Finnish arki, from Proto-Finnic arki, from Proto-Germanic argį̄ — wickedness.

vuossárga (Northern Sami): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “vuossárga”, step by step

vuossárga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami árga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiárgaweekday
2Proto-Samicārkëweekday
3Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
4Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
5Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness

via Northern Sami vuos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuosfirst; yet; still
Every word from Proto-Germanic argį̄ →Every word from Proto-Finnic arki →Every word from Finnish arki →