Where does “goallát” come from?
goallát (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami goallut, from Proto-Samic koalōtēk, from Proto-Samic kolo-, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.
goallát (Northern Sami): to start to freeze
Ancestry of “goallát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | goallut | to freeze, to be freezing |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | koalōtēk | to freeze, to be freezing |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | kolo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |