Where does “muhttit” come from?

muhttit (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish muuttaa, from Finnish -ellä — Front vowel variant of -ella.

muhttit (Northern Sami): to change, to alter, to modify

Definitions

  1. to change, to alter, to modify

Ancestry of “muhttit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuttaato modify, change, alter; to transform,...
2Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella
Every word from Finnish -ellä →Every word from Finnish muuttaa →
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