Where does “giitit” come from?
giitit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kijttētēk, from Proto-Finnic kiittädäk, from Proto-Baltic geyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
giitit (Northern Sami): to thank
Ancestry of “giitit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | kijttētēk | to thank |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kiittädäk | to thank |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | geyd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |