Where does “sørsamisk” come from?

sørsamisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sørsamisk (Norwegian Bokmål): Southern Sami

Definitions

  1. Southern Sami

Ancestry of “sørsamisk”, step by step

sørsamisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Norwegian Bokmål samisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålsamiskSami
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)rosEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz