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Where does “sugan” come from?

sugan (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami suhkat, from Proto-Samic sukëtēk, from Proto-Uralic suxe-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

sugan (Northern Sami): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “sugan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisuhkatto row
2Proto-Samicsukëtēkto row
3Proto-Uralicsuxe-to row
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →