Where does “čállin” come from?

čállin (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami čállit, from Proto-Samic čālētēk — to slit; to carve, to write.

čállin (Northern Sami): writing

Definitions

  1. writing

Ancestry of “čállin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samičállitto write
2Proto-Samicčālētēkto slit; to carve, to write
Every word from Proto-Samic čālētēk →Every word from Northern Sami čállit →
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