Where does “kahetsema” come from?

kahetsema (Estonian) comes from Estonian kahju, from Proto-Finnic kaiho — harm, damage, loss.

kahetsema (Estonian): to regret, to repent

Definitions

  1. to regret, to repent

Ancestry of “kahetsema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankahjuharm, injury; damage
2Proto-Finnickaihoharm, damage, loss
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaiho →Every word from Estonian kahju →