Where does “leandit” come from?

leandit (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish lentää, from Proto-Finnic lentädäk — to fly.

leandit (Northern Sami): to race, to speed, to dash, to fly

Definitions

  1. to race, to speed, to dash, to fly

Ancestry of “leandit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlentääto fly; to fall down, plummet
2Proto-Finniclentädäkto fly
Every word from Proto-Finnic lentädäk →Every word from Finnish lentää →