Where does “-alit” come from?

-alit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

-alit (Northern Sami): Forms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...

Definitions

  1. Forms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...

Ancestry of “-alit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-ëlëtēkForms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
2Proto-Uralic-le-—

Words derived from “-alit”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk →