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Where does “kahjum” come from?

kahjum (Estonian) comes from Estonian kahju, from Proto-Finnic kaiho.

kahjum (Estonian): loss

Definitions

  1. loss

Ancestry of “kahjum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankahjuharm, injury; damage
2Proto-Finnickaiho—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaiho →