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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvuoppëfather-in-law
2Proto-Uralicëppefather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëppeEvery word from Proto-Samic vuoppë