Where does “buohccát” come from?

buohccát (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -át, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

buohccát (Northern Sami): to fall ill, to become sick

Definitions

  1. to fall ill, to become sick

Ancestry of “buohccát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-átForms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning...
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Northern Sami -át →