Where does “johke” come from?

johke (Southern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jokë, from Proto-Uralic joke — river.

johke (Southern Sami): river, specifically smaller ones, often creeks

Definitions

  1. river, specifically smaller ones, often creeks

Ancestry of “johke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjokëriver
2Proto-Uralicjokeriver
Every word from Proto-Uralic joke →Every word from Proto-Samic jokë →