Where does “ijašit” come from?

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

ijašit (Northern Sami): to think it is night (when it is not yet night, or already morning)

Definitions

  1. to think it is night (when it is not yet night, or already morning)

Ancestry of “ijašit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiidjanight
2Proto-Samicijënight
3Proto-Uralicüjenight
Every word from Proto-Uralic üjeEvery word from Proto-Samic ijëEvery word from Northern Sami idja