Where does “juakksa” come from?

juakksa (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic juoksë, from Proto-Uralic joŋse — bow.

juakksa (Pite Sami): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “juakksa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjuoksëbow
2Proto-Uralicjoŋsebow
Every word from Proto-Uralic joŋse →Every word from Proto-Samic juoksë →
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