Where does “vuostá” come from?

vuostá (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuostā, from Proto-Germanic justaz, from Proto-Indo-European yaus-, from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- — to blend, mix , knead.

vuostá (Northern Sami): towards; against; cheese

Definitions

  1. towards; against; cheese

Ancestry of “vuostá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuostācheese
2Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →