Where does “dilljá” come from?

dilljá (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic tiljā, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

dilljá (Northern Sami): floorboard in a boat

Definitions

  1. floorboard in a boat

Ancestry of “dilljá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samictiljāseat in a boat
2Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Proto-Samic tiljā →