Where does “njárbbat” come from?

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

njárbbat (Lule Sami): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “njárbbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicńārpëtēthin
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 ńārpëtē →