Where does “goahti” come from?

goahti (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic koatē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

goahti (Northern Sami): tent, hut; den, lair

Definitions

  1. tent, hut; den, lair

Ancestry of “goahti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickoatētent, hut
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
3Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Samic koatē →