Where does “tjáhppade” come from?

tjáhppade (Ume Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čāppëtē, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

tjáhppade (Ume Sami): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “tjáhppade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčāppëtēblack
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 čāppëtē →