Where does “tjiehtse” come from?

tjiehtse (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čeacē, from Proto-Uralic śečä — uncle.

Ancestry of “tjiehtse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčeacēpaternal uncle
2Proto-Uralicśečäuncle
Every word from Proto-Uralic śečäEvery word from Proto-Samic čeacē