Where does “jalgat” come from?

jalgat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic jëlkëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

jalgat (Northern Sami): even, flat; plain; open

Definitions

  1. even, flat; plain; open

Ancestry of “jalgat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjëlkëtēflat, level
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic jëlkëtē →
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