Where does “päärnaž” come from?

päärnaž (Skolt Sami) comes from Proto-Samic pārnāńčë, from Proto-Samic pārnē, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

päärnaž (Skolt Sami): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “päärnaž”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpārnāńčë—
2Proto-Samicpārnēchild; boy, son
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Proto-Samic pārnē →