Where does “geahččaleapmi” come from?
geahččaleapmi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami geahččalit, from Northern Sami -alit, from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic -le-.
geahččaleapmi (Northern Sami): attempt, try; test, experiment
Definitions
- attempt, try; test, experiment
Ancestry of “geahččaleapmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | geahččalit | to try, to attempt; to test; to experiment |
| 2 | Northern Sami | -alit | Forms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;... |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | -ëlëtēk | Forms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |