Where does “silbb” come from?

silbb (Skolt Sami) comes from Proto-Samic silpë, from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

silbb (Skolt Sami): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “silbb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsilpësilver
2Old Norsesilfrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Old Norse silfr →Every word from Proto-Samic silpë →