Where does “сяв” come from?

сяв (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *kämə, from Proto-Uralic kämä — hard, firm.

сяв (Tundra Nenets): scale

Definitions

  1. scale

Ancestry of “сяв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*käməscale
2Proto-Uralickämähard, firm
Every word from Proto-Uralic kämä →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *kämə →