Where does “kaklus” come from?

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

kaklus (Estonian): struggle, fight, scuffle

Definitions

  1. struggle, fight, scuffle

Ancestry of “kaklus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankaklemato fight
2Estoniankatkemato break (in two), to fall apart
3Proto-Finnickatket'akto break (into two pieces), to snap
Every word from Proto-Finnic katket'ak →Every word from Estonian katkema →Every word from Estonian kaklema →