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Where does “beastit” come from?

beastit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic peastētēk, from Proto-Finnic päästädäk.

beastit (Northern Sami): to let go; to free; to rescue, to save

Definitions

  1. to let go; to free; to rescue, to save

Ancestry of “beastit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpeastētēkto let go
2Proto-Finnicpäästädäk—

Words derived from “beastit”

  • beste
  • besten
Every word from Proto-Finnic päästädäk →