Where does “-nit” come from?

-nit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -mëtēk — Forms verbs indicating change into a state.

-nit (Northern Sami): Forms inchoative verbs from adjectives,...

Definitions

  1. Forms inchoative verbs from adjectives,...

Ancestry of “-nit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-mëtēkForms verbs indicating change into a state

Words derived from “-nit

Every word from Proto-Samic -mëtēk