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Where does “-u” come from?

-u (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -ō — Forms action nouns from verbs.

-u (Northern Sami): Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Form of...

Definitions

  1. Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Form of...

Ancestry of “-u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-ōForms action nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-u”

  • dáidu
  • astu
  • loaidu
  • diehtu
  • máidnu
  • buktu
  • geahčču
  • dikšu
  • veadju
  • deaivu
  • asttuheapme
  • gullu
  • atnu
  • gohcu
  • deaddu
  • bargu
  • riššu
  • muitu
  • gieldu
  • ballu
  • baluheapme
  • dápmu
  • dahku
  • dáidduheapme
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