Where does “boagustit” come from?

boagustit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic poakōstētēk, from Proto-Samic -stētēk, from Proto-Uralic -šta-.

boagustit (Northern Sami): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “boagustit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpoakōstētēkto laugh
2Proto-Samic-stētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
3Proto-Uralic-šta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -šta- →Every word from Proto-Samic -stētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic poakōstētēk →