Where does “bastit” come from?

bastit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic *pëstētēk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

bastit (Northern Sami): to be able to cut, to be sharp enough

Definitions

  1. to be able to cut, to be sharp enough

Ancestry of “bastit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic*pëstētēkto stick, to stab
2Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Samic *pëstētēk →