Where does “lei” come from?
lei (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami leat, from Proto-Samic leatēk, from Proto-Uralic le- — to become.
lei (Northern Sami): third-person singular past indicative of leat
Definitions
- third-person singular past indicative of leat
Ancestry of “lei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | leat | to be; to have, to possess |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | leatēk | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | le- | to become |