Where does “dihtor” come from?

dihtor (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.

dihtor (Northern Sami): computer

Definitions

  1. computer

Ancestry of “dihtor”, step by step

dihtor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami diehtit

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

via Northern Sami dator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samidator—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →