Where does “kalâččeijee” come from?
kalâččeijee (Inari Sami) comes from Inari Sami kalâččiđ, from Inari Sami käälliđ, from Proto-Samic kālētēk — to wade.
kalâččeijee (Inari Sami): wader
Ancestry of “kalâččeijee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Inari Sami | kalâččiđ | to wade around, to paddle |
| 2 | Inari Sami | käälliđ | to wade |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | kālētēk | to wade |