Where does “нибя” come from?

нибя (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *ejmä, from Proto-Uralic äjmä — needle.

нибя (Tundra Nenets): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “нибя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*ejmä—
2Proto-Uralicäjmäneedle
Every word from Proto-Uralic äjmä →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *ejmä →
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