Where does “namma” come from?
namma (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nëmë, from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
namma (Pite Sami): name
Ancestry of “namma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | nëmë | name |
| 2 | Indo-Iranian | *Hnā́ma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |