Where does “čáhkat” come from?

čáhkat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic cëkëtēk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric küče-.

čáhkat (Northern Sami): to fit, to hold

Definitions

  1. to fit, to hold

Ancestry of “čáhkat”, step by step

čáhkat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic cëkëtēk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samiccëkëtēkto smoulder
2Proto-Finno-Ugricküče-—

via Proto-Samic čākëtēk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčākëtēkto fit

Words derived from “čáhkat”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric küče- →Every word from Proto-Samic cëkëtēk →