Where does “čavgat” come from?

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

čavgat (Northern Sami): tight; tightly packed, compact

Definitions

  1. tight; tightly packed, compact

Ancestry of “čavgat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-átForms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning...
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Northern Sami -át →
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