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Where does “diehtit” come from?

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

diehtit (Northern Sami): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “diehtit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samictietētēkto know
2Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

Words derived from “diehtit”

  • dihton
  • diehtu
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