Where does “báidnit” come from?
báidnit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic pājnētēk, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.
báidnit (Northern Sami): to colour, to dye
Ancestry of “báidnit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | pājnētēk | to press; to colour |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |