Where does “leat” come from?

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

leat (Northern Sami): to be; to have, to possess

Definitions

  1. to be; to have, to possess

Ancestry of “leat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicleatēkto be
2Proto-Uralicle-to become

Words derived from “leat”

Every word from Proto-Uralic le- →Every word from Proto-Samic leatēk →