Where does “arvát” come from?

arvát (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -át, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

arvát (Northern Sami): to start to rain

Definitions

  1. to start to rain

Ancestry of “arvát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-átForms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning...
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “arvát”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Northern Sami -át →