Where does “ullo” come from?
ullo (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ullō, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Definitions
Ancestry of “ullo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | ullō | wool |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |