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

Definitions

  1. to wake up, to wake

Ancestry of “boktit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpoktētēkto wake up
2Proto-Uralicpukta-to shoo
Every word from Proto-Uralic pukta- →Every word from Proto-Samic poktētēk →