Where does “hállan” come from?

hállan (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -n, from Proto-Samic -mē, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

hállan (Northern Sami): speech; past indicative connegative of hállat;...

Definitions

  1. speech; past indicative connegative of hállat;...

Ancestry of “hállan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-nForms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument...
2Proto-Samic-mēForms action nouns from verbs
3Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Northern Sami -n →Every word from Proto-Samic -mē →