Where does “kaklema” come from?

kaklema (Estonian) comes from Estonian katkema, from Proto-Finnic katket'ak — to break (into two pieces), to snap.

kaklema (Estonian): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “kaklema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankatkemato break (in two), to fall apart
2Proto-Finnickatket'akto break (into two pieces), to snap

Words derived from “kaklema”

Every word from Proto-Finnic katket'ak →Every word from Estonian katkema →
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