Where does “árrga” come from?
árrga (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ārkë, from Finnish arki, from Proto-Finnic arki, from Proto-Germanic argį̄ — wickedness.
Ancestry of “árrga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | ārkë | weekday |
| 2 | Finnish | arki | ordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | arki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | argį̄ | wickedness |