Where does “njárbat” come from?

njárbat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ńārpëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

njárbat (Northern Sami): thin, diluted; liquid; malleable

Definitions

  1. thin, diluted; liquid; malleable

Ancestry of “njárbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicńārpëtēthin
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “njárbat”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic ńārpëtē →