Where does “jaskat” come from?

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

jaskat (Northern Sami): quiet, silent

Definitions

  1. quiet, silent

Ancestry of “jaskat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicjëskëtēquiet
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 jëskëtē →