Where does “beahttit” come from?

beahttit (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

beahttit (Northern Sami): to cheat

Definitions

  1. to cheat

Ancestry of “beahttit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
2Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
3Proto-Balticspenˀstei—
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →