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Where does “asttuheapme” come from?

asttuheapme (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami astu, from Northern Sami -u, from Proto-Samic -ō — Forms action nouns from verbs.

asttuheapme (Northern Sami): without free time, busy, occupied

Definitions

  1. without free time, busy, occupied

Ancestry of “asttuheapme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiastufree time; first-person dual imperative of astat
2Northern Sami-uForms result or action nouns from verbs; Form of...
3Proto-Samic-ōForms action nouns from verbs
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