Where does “jalggat” come from?

jalggat (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jëlkëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

jalggat (Lule Sami): flat, level, even

Definitions

  1. flat, level, even

Ancestry of “jalggat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjëlkëtēflat, level
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic jëlkëtē →