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Where does “vuahppa” come from?
vuahppa (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vuoppë, from Proto-Uralic ëppe — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “vuahppa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Samic
vuoppë
father-in-law
2
Proto-Uralic
ëppe
father-in-law
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