Where does “gaskaidja” come from?
gaskaidja (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami gaska, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
gaskaidja (Northern Sami): midnight
Definitions
- midnight
Ancestry of “gaskaidja”, step by step
gaskaidja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Sami gaska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | gaska | middle, center |
| 2 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |