Where does “sïkkâd” come from?

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

sïkkâd (Ter Sami): thick; dense

Definitions

  1. thick; dense

Ancestry of “sïkkâd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsuokëtēthick
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 suokëtē →