Where does “addi” come from?

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

addi (Northern Sami): giver; second-person dual imperative of addit;...

Definitions

  1. giver; second-person dual imperative of addit;...

Ancestry of “addi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-iForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms adjectives...
2Proto-Samic-jēForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Samic -jēEvery word from Northern Sami -i
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