Where does “jïjje” come from?

jïjje (Southern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ijë, from Proto-Uralic üje — night.

jïjje (Southern Sami): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “jïjje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicijënight
2Proto-Uralicüjenight
Every word from Proto-Uralic üje →Every word from Proto-Samic ijë →