Where does “čáhppát” come from?

čáhppát (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami čáhppat, from Proto-Samic čāppëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

čáhppát (Northern Sami): to look black

Definitions

  1. to look black

Ancestry of “čáhppát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samičáhppatblack
2Proto-Samicčāppëtēblack
3Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic čāppëtē →