Where does “jasskat” come from?

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

jasskat (Lule Sami): calm, secure

Definitions

  1. calm, secure

Ancestry of “jasskat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjëskëtēquiet
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 jëskëtē →