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Where does “jagama” come from?

jagama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic jakadak, from Proto-Uralic jëka- — divide.

jagama (Estonian): to divide, to share

Definitions

  1. to divide, to share

Ancestry of “jagama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjakadakto share, to distribute
2Proto-Uralicjëka-divide
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