Where does “suohkat” come from?

suohkat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic suokëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

suohkat (Northern Sami): thick; dense; lush

Definitions

  1. thick; dense; lush

Ancestry of “suohkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsuokëtēthick
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic suokëtē →