Where does “gádjit” come from?

gádjit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kājēkē, from Proto-Uralic kaja — gull.

gádjit (Northern Sami): black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla

Definitions

  1. black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla

Ancestry of “gádjit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickājēkē
2Proto-Uralickajagull
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajaEvery word from Proto-Samic kājēkē