Where does “čuovggahit” come from?

čuovggahit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čuoŋvëttētēk, from Proto-Samic -ttētēk, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

čuovggahit (Northern Sami): to illuminate; to see

Definitions

  1. to illuminate; to see

Ancestry of “čuovggahit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuoŋvëttētēkto make clear; to illuminate, to shine light on
2Proto-Samic-ttētēkForms causative verbs from nouns or other verbs
3Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Proto-Samic -ttētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic čuoŋvëttētēk →