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Where does “kah” come from?

kah (Estonian) comes from Estonian ka, from Estonian kaasas, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kah (Estonian): also, too

Definitions

  1. also, too

Ancestry of “kah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankaalso, too
2Estoniankaasaswith, together with
3Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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