Where does “vardát” come from?
vardát (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vardit, from Proto-Samic vërtētēk, from Proto-Samic vërë, from Proto-Albanian werā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.
vardát (Northern Sami): to start to bleed
Ancestry of “vardát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | vardit | to bleed |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | vërtētēk | to bleed |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | vërë | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | werā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wer- | broad |