Where does “boktit” come from?
boktit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic poktētēk, from Proto-Uralic pukta- — to shoo.
boktit (Northern Sami): to wake up, to wake
Ancestry of “boktit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | poktētēk | to wake up |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pukta- | to shoo |