Where does “suhkkát” come from?

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

suhkkát (Northern Sami): to start to row

Definitions

  1. to start to row

Ancestry of “suhkkát”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Uralic suxe- →Every word from Proto-Samic sukëtēk →