Where does “buđet” come from?
buđet (Northern Sami) comes from Swedish potät, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.
buđet (Northern Sami): potato
Ancestry of “buđet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | potät | — |
| 2 | English | potatoes | plural of potato |
| 3 | Spanish | patata | potato; piece of rubbish |
| 4 | Taíno | batata | sweet potato |