Where does “tjuvvde” come from?

tjuvvde (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čuvδē, from Proto-Uralic suwďa — finger.

Ancestry of “tjuvvde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuvδēforefinger, index finger
2Proto-Uralicsuwďafinger
Every word from Proto-Uralic suwďa →Every word from Proto-Samic čuvδē →
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