Where does “balahahtti” come from?

balahahtti (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

balahahtti (Northern Sami): terrible, horrifying

Definitions

  1. terrible, horrifying

Ancestry of “balahahtti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiballátto become scared
2Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
3Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
4Proto-Uralicpele-to fear
Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →