Where does “iskat” come from?

iskat (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish iskeä, from Proto-Finnic iskedäk — to hit, to strike; to attack.

iskat (Northern Sami): to try, to attempt

Definitions

  1. to try, to attempt

Ancestry of “iskat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskeäto strike, hit; to attack; to crack down
2Proto-Finniciskedäkto hit, to strike; to attack
Every word from Proto-Finnic iskedäk →Every word from Finnish iskeä →