Where does “vuovdi” come from?

vuovdi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vuovdit, from Proto-Samic vuomtētēk, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

vuovdi (Northern Sami): forest; seller, vendor; second-person dual...

Definitions

  1. forest; seller, vendor; second-person dual...

Ancestry of “vuovdi”, step by step

vuovdi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami vuovdit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuovditto sell
2Proto-Samicvuomtētēkto sell
3Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Proto-Samic vuovtē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuovtēforest
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwamtaforest
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta- →Every word from Proto-Samic vuomtētēk →Every word from Northern Sami vuovdit →