Where does “addalit” come from?

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

addalit (Northern Sami): to give to each other; to give repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to give to each other; to give repeatedly

Ancestry of “addalit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-alitForms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
2Proto-Samic-ëlëtēkForms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
3Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Northern Sami -alit →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk →
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