Where does “käituma” come from?
käituma (Estonian) comes from Estonian käima, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
käituma (Estonian): to behave, to act
Definitions
- to behave, to act
Ancestry of “käituma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | käima | to walk; to go; to move, to go |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |