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Where does “buoidudit” come from?

buoidudit (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami buoidut, from Northern Sami buoidi, from Proto-Samic puojtē, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

buoidudit (Northern Sami): to fatten, to make fatter

Definitions

  1. to fatten, to make fatter

Ancestry of “buoidudit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibuoidutto gain weight, to get fatter
2Northern Samibuoidifat
3Proto-Samicpuojtēfat
4Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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