Where does “guvssa” come from?

guvssa (Ume Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kusë, from Proto-Germanic kūz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

guvssa (Ume Sami): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “guvssa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickusëcow
2Proto-Germanickūza cow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūz →Every word from Proto-Samic kusë →