Where does “njuiken” come from?
njuiken (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -n, from Proto-Samic -mē, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
njuiken (Northern Sami): jump, leap; inflection of njuiket:
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Definitions
- jump, leap; inflection of njuiket:
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Ancestry of “njuiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | -n | Forms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument... |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | -mē | Forms action nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
Words derived from “njuiken”