куаййвэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *koajvōtēk.

Verb

куаййвэ (kuajjve)

  1. to dig

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland