Where does “tjelmie” come from?

tjelmie (Southern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čëlmē, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

tjelmie (Southern Sami): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “tjelmie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčëlmēeye
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Samic čëlmē →
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