Where does “gåsske” come from?
gåsske (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic koaskē, from Proto-Uralic koska — aunt.
Ancestry of “gåsske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | koaskē | a maternal aunt older than one's mother |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | koska | aunt |