Where does “njuolgat” come from?

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

njuolgat (Northern Sami): straight; direct; morally upright

Definitions

  1. straight; direct; morally upright

Ancestry of “njuolgat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “njuolgat”

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