Where does “dahku” come from?
dahku (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami dahkat, from Proto-Samic tëkëtēk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
dahku (Northern Sami): deed, act
Ancestry of “dahku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | dahkat | to do; to make |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | tëkëtēk | to do; to make |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |