Where does “gearjidit” come from?

gearjidit (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish kerjätä, from Proto-Finnic kerjät'äk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerjä- — to request.

gearjidit (Northern Sami): beg

Definitions

  1. beg

Ancestry of “gearjidit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerjätäto beg; to ask for
2Proto-Finnickerjät'äkto beg
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickerjä-to request
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerjä- →
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