Where does “hilgut” come from?
hilgut (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish hylätä, from Proto-Finnic hülgäit'äk — to abandon, forsake, leave.
hilgut (Northern Sami): to reject, to turn down
Definitions
- to reject, to turn down
Ancestry of “hilgut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hylätä | to reject, turn down, discard; to refuse, turn... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hülgäit'äk | to abandon, forsake, leave |