Where does “muitalus” come from?

muitalus (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami muitalit, from Northern Sami -alit, from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

muitalus (Northern Sami): story; third-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. story; third-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “muitalus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimuitalitto tell
2Northern Sami-alitForms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
3Proto-Samic-ëlëtēkForms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
4Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Northern Sami -alit →Every word from Northern Sami muitalit →