Where does “šaldi” come from?

šaldi (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic šëltē, from Proto-Finnic cilta, from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta.

šaldi (Northern Sami): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “šaldi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicšëltēbridge
2Proto-Finnicciltabridge
3Proto-Baltic*tílˀta—
Every word from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta →Every word from Proto-Finnic cilta →Every word from Proto-Samic šëltē →