Where does “värrtsa” come from?
värrtsa (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vierccë, from Proto-Samic vērttës, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
Ancestry of “värrtsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | vierccë | ram |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | vērttës | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |