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
Ancestry of “čuovggahit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | čuoŋvëttētēk | to make clear; to illuminate, to shine light on |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | -ttētēk | Forms causative verbs from nouns or other verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |