Where does “kunstlik” come from?
kunstlik (Estonian) comes from Estonian kunst, from Middle Low German kunst, from Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
kunstlik (Estonian): artificial
Ancestry of “kunstlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kunst | art; skill, trick |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kunst | art, artistry |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kunst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |