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Where does “alvvahuvvat” come from?

alvvahuvvat (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami alvvaheapmẹ, from Northern Sami -heapmẹ, from Proto-Samic -tteamē — Forms adjectives indicating a lack of something.

alvvahuvvat (Northern Sami): to become lacking in energy

Definitions

  1. to become lacking in energy

Ancestry of “alvvahuvvat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samialvvaheapmẹ—
2Northern Sami-heapmẹ—
3Proto-Samic-tteamēForms adjectives indicating a lack of something
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