Where does “čáhppat” come from?

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

čáhppat (Northern Sami): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “čáhppat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčāppëtēblack
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “čáhppat”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic čāppëtē →