Where does “käima” come from?
käima (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
käima (Estonian): to walk; to go; to move, to go
Definitions
- to walk; to go; to move, to go
Ancestry of “käima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |