Where does “váibat” come from?

váibat (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish vaipua, from Finnish -pua — Forms passive verbs.

váibat (Northern Sami): to become tired, to fatigue

Definitions

  1. to become tired, to fatigue

Ancestry of “váibat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvaipuaTo fall; To sink
2Finnish-puaForms passive verbs
Every word from Finnish -pua →Every word from Finnish vaipua →