Where does “lean” come from?

lean (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami leat, from Proto-Samic leatēk, from Proto-Uralic le- — to become.

lean (Northern Sami): inflection of leat: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of leat: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “lean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samileatto be; to have, to possess
2Proto-Samicleatēkto be
3Proto-Uralicle-to become
Every word from Proto-Uralic le-Every word from Proto-Samic leatēkEvery word from Northern Sami leat
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