Where does “nahta” come from?

nahta (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nëδë, from Proto-Uralic nüde — handle.

nahta (Lule Sami): handle, shaft

Definitions

  1. handle, shaft

Ancestry of “nahta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicnëδëhandle
2Proto-Uralicnüdehandle
Every word from Proto-Uralic nüdeEvery word from Proto-Samic nëδë
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