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Where does “ballat” come from?

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

ballat (Northern Sami): to become scared

Definitions

  1. to become scared

Ancestry of “ballat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
2Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
3Proto-Uralicpele-to fear
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