Where does “ássi” come from?
ássi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -i, from Proto-Samic -jē — Forms agent nouns from verbs.
ássi (Northern Sami): resident, inhabitant; second-person dual...
Definitions
- resident, inhabitant; second-person dual...
Ancestry of “ássi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | -i | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms adjectives... |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | -jē | Forms agent nouns from verbs |