Where does “álgga” come from?
álgga (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami álgit, from Proto-Samic ālkētēk, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
álgga (Northern Sami): initiative; cause
Ancestry of “álgga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | álgit | to begin, to start, to set in motion |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | ālkētēk | to begin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |