Where does “boahtin” come from?

boahtin (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -n, from Proto-Samic -mē, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

boahtin (Northern Sami): coming, arrival

Definitions

  1. coming, arrival

Ancestry of “boahtin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-nForms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument...
2Proto-Samic-mēForms action nouns from verbs
3Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Northern Sami -n →Every word from Proto-Samic -mē →