Where does “ruevtiemaalme” come from?

ruevtiemaalme (Southern Sami) comes from Southern Sami ruevtie, from Proto-Samic ruovtē, from Proto-Samic rawta, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruevtiemaalme (Southern Sami): iron ore

Definitions

  1. iron ore

Ancestry of “ruevtiemaalme”, step by step

ruevtiemaalme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Southern Sami ruevtie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Samiruevtieiron
2Proto-Samicruovtēiron
3Proto-Samicrawta—
4Proto-Germanicraudazred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Southern Sami maalme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Samimaalmeore
2Old Norsemalmrore, metal
3Proto-Germanicmalmazsand; ore
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →