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Where does “deaivu” come from?

deaivu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -u, from Proto-Samic -ō — Forms action nouns from verbs.

deaivu (Northern Sami): ability to hit a target

Definitions

  1. ability to hit a target

Ancestry of “deaivu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-uForms result or action nouns from verbs; Form of...
2Proto-Samic-ōForms action nouns from verbs
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