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
Ancestry of “vuossárga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | árga | weekday |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | ārkë | weekday |
| 3 | Finnish | arki | ordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | arki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | argį̄ | wickedness |