Where does “varra” come from?
varra (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vërë, from Proto-Albanian werā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.
varra (Pite Sami): blood
Ancestry of “varra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | vërë | blood |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | werā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wer- | broad |