Where does “hevvat” come from?

hevvat (Lule Sami) comes from Finnish hävitä, from Proto-Finnic hävit'äk — to disappear, vanish.

hevvat (Lule Sami): to die, to perish

Definitions

  1. to die, to perish

Ancestry of “hevvat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhävitäto disappear, vanish; to get lost; to disperse,...
2Proto-Finnichävit'äkto disappear, vanish
Every word from Proto-Finnic hävit'äk →Every word from Finnish hävitä →