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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

  1. attempt, try; test, experiment

Ancestry of “geahččaleapmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigeahččalitto try, to attempt; to test; to experiment
2Northern Sami-alitForms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
3Proto-Samic-ëlëtēkForms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
4Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →