Where does “báktesárgun” come from?

báktesárgun (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami sárgun, from Northern Sami sárgut, from Northern Sami sárgi, from Proto-Samic sārkē — cut, slit.

báktesárgun (Northern Sami): petroglyph

Definitions

  1. petroglyph

Ancestry of “báktesárgun”, step by step

báktesárgun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami sárgun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisárgundrawing
2Northern Samisárgutto carve, to cut; to gash; to etch
3Northern Samisárgithorn, prickle
4Proto-Samicsārkēcut, slit

via Northern Sami bákti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibáktisteep rock cliff
2Proto-Samicpāktērock; steep mountain
Every word from Proto-Samic sārkē →Every word from Northern Sami sárgi →Every word from Northern Sami sárgut →