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вуэсста

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *vuostē, from Proto-Uralic *wasta (a place opposite or across). Related to вӯсьт (vūs’t).

Cognates include Skolt Sami vuâstta, Ter Sami выэсста (vïesstâ) and Akkala Sami [script needed] (vosta).

Postposition

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вуэсста (vuessta)

  1. toward, towards

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “vu͕əs̄tᴀ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “вуэсста”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 58