Where does “haldama” come from?

haldama (Estonian) comes from Finnish hallita, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

haldama (Estonian): to govern, to rule, to manage, to administer

Definitions

  1. to govern, to rule, to manage, to administer

Ancestry of “haldama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
2Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
3Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →Every word from Finnish -ita →Every word from Finnish hallita →
haldama — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer