Where does “ruoppsat” come from?

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

ruoppsat (Lule Sami): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “ruoppsat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicruopsëtēred
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 ruopsëtē →