Where does “njïellgâd” come from?

njïellgâd (Ter Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ńuolkëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

njïellgâd (Ter Sami): even; flat; smooth

Definitions

  1. even; flat; smooth

Ancestry of “njïellgâd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicńuolkëtēstraight
2Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Proto-Samic ńuolkëtē →