Where does “käitumine” come from?
käitumine (Estonian) comes from Estonian käituma, from Estonian käima, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną.
käitumine (Estonian): behaviour/behavior
Ancestry of “käitumine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | käituma | to behave, to act |
| 2 | Estonian | käima | to walk; to go; to move, to go |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | — |