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Where does “tjåhkka” come from?

tjåhkka (Ume Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čokkë, from Proto-Uralic śukke — point; tip.

tjåhkka (Ume Sami): peak, summit

Definitions

  1. peak, summit

Ancestry of “tjåhkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčokkëpoint, tip
2Proto-Uralicśukkepoint; tip
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