Where does “kange” come from?

kange (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kankeda — stiff.

kange (Estonian): stiff, hard; strong, tough

Definitions

  1. stiff, hard; strong, tough

Ancestry of “kange”, step by step

kange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic kankeda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickankedastiff

via Bambara kangere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarakangere

Words derived from “kange

Every word from Proto-Finnic kankeda
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