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Where does “-át” come from?

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

-át (Northern Sami): Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning...

Definitions

  1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning...

Ancestry of “-át”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
2Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “-át”

  • arvát
  • buollát
  • šlahttát
  • goallát
  • reavrát
  • suhkkát
  • buohccát
  • sirdát
  • guvrát
  • labmát
  • čuoigát
  • gávrát
  • čoarrát
  • vardát
  • cahkkát
  • vázzát
  • náđđát
  • doarrát
  • ahccát
  • johttát
  • muohttát
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →