Where does “bissie” come from?

bissie (Southern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic pësē, from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä.

bissie (Southern Sami): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “bissie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpësēholy, sacred
2Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä →Every word from Proto-Samic pësē →