Where does “tjålbme” come from?

tjålbme (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čëlmē, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

Definitions

Ancestry of “tjålbme”, step by step

tjålbme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic čëlmē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčëlmēeye
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Proto-Samic čoalmē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčoalmēstrait
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmäEvery word from Proto-Samic čëlmē