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

Definitions

  1. initiative; cause

Ancestry of “álgga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiálgitto begin, to start, to set in motion
2Proto-Samicālkētēkto begin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Uralic alka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic alkadak →Every word from Proto-Samic ālkētēk →