Where does “čierastit” come from?

čierastit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čierëstētēk, from Proto-Samic -stētēk, from Proto-Uralic -šta-.

čierastit (Northern Sami): to slide downhill; to flow

Definitions

  1. to slide downhill; to flow

Ancestry of “čierastit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčierëstētēkto ride downhill
2Proto-Samic-stētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
3Proto-Uralic-šta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -šta- →Every word from Proto-Samic -stētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic čierëstētēk →