Where does “nïejte” come from?

nïejte (Southern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic niejtë, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

nïejte (Southern Sami): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “nïejte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicniejtëdaughter; girl
2Proto-Uralicnejdegirl
Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Samic niejtë →