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Where does “dihton” come from?

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

dihton (Northern Sami): first-person singular imperative of diehtit

Definitions

  1. first-person singular imperative of diehtit

Ancestry of “dihton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidiehtitto know
2Proto-Samictietētēkto know
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
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