Where does “cahkat” come from?
cahkat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic cëkëtēk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric küče-.
cahkat (Northern Sami): to fit, to hold
Ancestry of “cahkat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | cëkëtēk | to smoulder |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | küče- | — |