Where does “ahte” come from?

ahte (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish että, from Proto-Finnic että, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

ahte (Northern Sami): that; so that, in order that

Definitions

  1. that; so that, in order that

Ancestry of “ahte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishettäthat; "Indicates purpose" in order to, to, so...
2Proto-Finnicettäthat
3Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Proto-Finnic että →Every word from Finnish että →
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