Etymology Explorer › Northern Sami

Where does “-š” come from?

-š (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -ksë.

-š (Northern Sami): Forms diminutive nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutive nouns

Ancestry of “-š”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-ksë—
Every word from Proto-Samic -ksë →