Where does “geahčastallat” come from?

geahčastallat (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami geahčastit, from Proto-Samic keaččëstētēk, from Proto-Samic -stētēk, from Proto-Uralic -šta-.

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Ancestry of “geahčastallat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigeahčastitto look a little, to glance
2Proto-Samickeaččëstētēkto look quickly
3Proto-Samic-stētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
4Proto-Uralic-šta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -šta- →Every word from Proto-Samic -stētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic keaččëstētēk →