Where does “čiõrsted” come from?

čiõrsted (Skolt Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čierëstētēk, from Proto-Samic -stētēk, from Proto-Uralic -šta-.

čiõrsted (Skolt Sami): to slide down a slope

Definitions

  1. to slide down a slope

Ancestry of “čiõrsted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčierëstētēkto ride downhill
2Proto-Samic-stētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
3Proto-Uralic-šta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -šta- →Every word from Proto-Samic -stētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic čierëstētēk →