Where does “kalli” come from?
kalli (Estonian) comes from Estonian kallistus, from Estonian kallistama, from Estonian -tama, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kalli (Estonian): hug; genitive singular of kallis
Definitions
- hug; genitive singular of kallis
Ancestry of “kalli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kallistus | hug |
| 2 | Estonian | kallistama | to hug |
| 3 | Estonian | -tama | Forms causative verbs. It can be translated as... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |