Where does “ohcalit” come from?

ohcalit (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -lit, from Proto-Samic -lētēk, from Proto-Uralic -la-.

ohcalit (Northern Sami): to look for, to seek (hastily)

Definitions

  1. to look for, to seek (hastily)

Ancestry of “ohcalit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-litForms verbs indicating a quick, sudden or sharp...
2Proto-Samic-lētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
3Proto-Uralic-la-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -la- →Every word from Northern Sami -lit →Every word from Proto-Samic -lētēk →