Where does “gadtsa” come from?
gadtsa (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic këncë, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.
gadtsa (Pite Sami): fingernail; claw
Ancestry of “gadtsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | këncë | nail; claw |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | künče | nail |