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Where does “käskjalg” come from?

käskjalg (Estonian) comes from Estonian jälg, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

käskjalg (Estonian): courier, messenger

Definitions

  1. courier, messenger

Ancestry of “käskjalg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjälgtrail, track; trace, mark
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
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