Where does “njiellat” come from?

njiellat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ńielëtēk, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

njiellat (Northern Sami): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “njiellat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicńielëtēkto swallow
2Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Samic ńielëtēk →
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