Where does “samisk” come from?

samisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish -isk, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

samisk (Swedish): Sami (of or related to the Sami or the Sami languages)

Definitions

  1. Sami (of or related to the Sami or the Sami languages)

Ancestry of “samisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-isk-ish, of or pertaining to; making an adjective...
2Old Norse-iskr—
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Swedish -isk →
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