Where does “rievdadus” come from?

rievdadus (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami rievdadit, from Northern Sami -dit, from Proto-Samic -ntëtēk, from Proto-Uralic -nte-.

rievdadus (Northern Sami): change, modification, alteration

Definitions

  1. change, modification, alteration

Ancestry of “rievdadus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samirievdaditto (cause to) change, to modify
2Northern Sami-ditForms causative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
3Proto-Samic-ntëtēkForms reflexive or reciprocal verbs
4Proto-Uralic-nte-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -nte-Every word from Northern Sami -ditEvery word from Proto-Samic -ntëtēk