Where does “allatiiva” come from?

allatiiva (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish allatiivi, from Swedish allativ, from New Latin allātīvus.

allatiiva (Northern Sami): allative case

Definitions

  1. allative case

Ancestry of “allatiiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishallatiiviallative
2Swedishallativ—
3New Latinallātīvus—
Every word from New Latin allātīvus →Every word from Swedish allativ →Every word from Finnish allatiivi →