Where does “käärima” come from?

käärima (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kääridäk, from Proto-Uralic käre-.

käärima (Estonian): to ferment

Definitions

  1. to ferment

Ancestry of “käärima”, step by step

käärima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic kääridäk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickääridäkto wrap
2Proto-Uralickäre-—

via Middle Low German geren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangeren—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käre- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kääridäk →