Where does “árvu” come from?
árvu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami arvát, from Northern Sami -át, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.
árvu (Northern Sami): value
Ancestry of “árvu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | arvát | to start to rain |
| 2 | Northern Sami | -át | Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning... |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | -ëtē | A generic adjective marker |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -eta | A generic adjective marker, attached to roots |