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Where does “-i” come from?

-i (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -jē — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

-i (Northern Sami): Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms adjectives...

Definitions

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms adjectives...

Ancestry of “-i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-jēForms agent nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-i”

  • čálli
  • adni
  • buorráneaddji
  • vuoddji
  • ahkkái
  • čorgejeaddji
  • bilkideaddji
  • doaimmaheaddji
  • bagadeaddji
  • doaibmi
  • ađđái
  • addi
  • geaidi
  • bealušteaddji
  • geaidu
  • muitaleaddji
  • ássi
  • jorri
Every word from Proto-Samic -jē →