Where does “baldalit” come from?

baldalit (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -alit, from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

baldalit (Northern Sami): to scare; to intimidate

Definitions

  1. to scare; to intimidate

Ancestry of “baldalit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-alitForms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
2Proto-Samic-ëlëtēkForms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
3Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Northern Sami -alit →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk →