Where does “kisama” come from?

kisama (Estonian) comes from Estonian ma, from Estonian mina, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.

kisama (Estonian): to roar, to screech

Definitions

  1. to roar, to screech

Ancestry of “kisama”, step by step

kisama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianmaI; short form of mina
2EstonianminaI
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

via Estonian kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankisacry, shout, yell, scream
Every word from Uralic *minä →Every word from Proto-Finnic minä →Every word from Estonian mina →