Sami

/ˈsɑːmi/

Sami

English Noun Top 18,299

Definition

A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

Etymology

From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.