Etymology

Sami

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Today it means: A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland. Full definition →

Northern Sami Sápmi ← Proto-Sami *sāmē
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Sami · noun, proper noun, adjective1

  1. Proto-Sami*sāmē
  2. Northern Samisápmi
  3. Northern SamiSápmi
  4. English todaySami

From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Sami · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromسَامِي
  2. English todaySami

Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).

Sami · proper noun3

From Samantha.

Sami · noun4

  1. Tamil · borrowed fromசாமி
  2. Tamil · borrowed fromசாமி
  3. English todaySami

Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).

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