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Where does “lapmat” come from?

lapmat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic lëmëtēk — to lie in hiding.

lapmat (Northern Sami): to crouch down

Definitions

  1. to crouch down

Ancestry of “lapmat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samiclëmëtēkto lie in hiding

Words derived from “lapmat”

  • labmát
  • lama
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