Where does “máltit” come from?

máltit (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish malttaa, from Proto-Finnic malttadak — to contain oneself, to have patience.

máltit (Northern Sami): to have (the) patience

Definitions

  1. to have (the) patience

Ancestry of “máltit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalttaato have patience
2Proto-Finnicmalttadakto contain oneself, to have patience
Every word from Proto-Finnic malttadak →