Where does “idjadit” come from?

idjadit (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami idja, from Proto-Samic ijë, from Proto-Uralic üje — night.

idjadit (Northern Sami): to stay the night, to stay overnight

Definitions

  1. to stay the night, to stay overnight

Ancestry of “idjadit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiidjanight
2Proto-Samicijënight
3Proto-Uralicüjenight
Every word from Proto-Uralic üje →Every word from Proto-Samic ijë →Every word from Northern Sami idja →