Where does “kaalit” come from?

kaalit (Tagalog) comes from Northern Sami -alit, from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

kaalit (Tagalog): adversary; opponent; foe; enemy

Definitions

  1. adversary; opponent; foe; enemy

Ancestry of “kaalit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sami-alitForms reciprocal verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
2Proto-Samic-ëlëtēkForms frequentative verbs; Forms momentane verbs;...
3Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Northern Sami -alit →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëlëtēk →