Where does “suohtas” come from?

suohtas (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic suottë, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

suohtas (Northern Sami): sweet; pleasant; comfortable

Definitions

  1. sweet; pleasant; comfortable

Ancestry of “suohtas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsuottësweet; pleasant
2Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →