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Where does “tëvē” come from?

tëvē (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Uralic tiwä.

tëvē (Proto-Samic): deep; north

Definitions

  1. deep; north

Ancestry of “tëvē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralictiwä—

Words derived from “tëvē”

  • nuortadavvi
  • davveoarji
  • oarjedavvi
  • davvisápmi
  • Davvinjárga
  • davvi
  • davveviesttar
  • Davviriikkat
  • davvisámegiella
  • davás
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