Where does “-led” come from?

-led (Skolt Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -lētēk, from Proto-Uralic -la-.

Ancestry of “-led”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-lētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
2Proto-Uralic-la-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -la-Every word from Proto-Samic -lētēk