Where does “dieđiheaddji” come from?

dieđiheaddji (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami dieđihit, from Northern Sami diehtit, from Proto-Samic tietētēk, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

dieđiheaddji (Northern Sami): reporter, spokesperson

Definitions

  1. reporter, spokesperson

Ancestry of “dieđiheaddji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidieđihitto announce, inform, send a message
2Northern Samidiehtitto know
3Proto-Samictietētēkto know
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk