Where does “kastehein” come from?
kastehein (Estonian) comes from Estonian kaste, from Proto-Finnic kastek, from Proto-Finnic kastadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
kastehein (Estonian): bent grass
Ancestry of “kastehein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kaste | dew; sauce |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kastek | dew |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kastadak | to wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |