Where does “riššu” come from?

riššu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami -u, from Proto-Samic -ō — Forms action nouns from verbs.

riššu (Northern Sami): shower

Definitions

  1. shower

Ancestry of “riššu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-uForms result or action nouns from verbs; Form of...
2Proto-SamicForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Samic Every word from Northern Sami -u
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