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Where does “käänama” come from?

käänama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

käänama (Estonian): to twist, to turn, to bend; to decline

Definitions

  1. to twist, to turn, to bend; to decline

Ancestry of “käänama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
2Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
3Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

Words derived from “käänama”

  • kääne
  • käändsõna
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