Where does “beste” come from?
beste (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami beastit, from Proto-Samic peastētēk, from Proto-Finnic päästädäk.
beste (Northern Sami): inflection of beastit:
## first-person dual...
Definitions
- inflection of beastit:
## first-person dual...
Ancestry of “beste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | beastit | to let go; to free; to rescue, to save |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | peastētēk | to let go |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | päästädäk | — |