Where does “vealgut” come from?

vealgut (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami vealgi, from Proto-Samic vealkē, from Proto-Finnic velka — debt.

vealgut (Northern Sami): to dun, to ask a debtor for payment

Definitions

  1. to dun, to ask a debtor for payment

Ancestry of “vealgut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivealgidebt
2Proto-Samicvealkēdebt
3Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Finnic velka →Every word from Proto-Samic vealkē →Every word from Northern Sami vealgi →
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