Where does “jođiheaddji” come from?

jođiheaddji (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -eaddji, from Proto-Samic -jē — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

jođiheaddji (Northern Sami): leader; person who leads (e.g. an organization)

Definitions

  1. leader; person who leads (e.g. an organization)

Ancestry of “jođiheaddji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-eaddji
2Proto-Samic-jēForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Samic -jēEvery word from Northern Sami -eaddji
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