Where does “raffʹke” come from?

raffʹke (Ter Sami) comes from Proto-Samic rāvkkē, from Proto-Finnic raukka — wretch, poor thing.

raffʹke (Ter Sami): darling, dear, beloved

Definitions

  1. darling, dear, beloved

Ancestry of “raffʹke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicrāvkkēwretch, poor thing
2Proto-Finnicraukkawretch, poor thing
Every word from Proto-Finnic raukka →Every word from Proto-Samic rāvkkē →
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