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Where does “laskma” come from?

laskma (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

laskma (Estonian): to let, to allow; to fire, to shoot; to lower

Definitions

  1. to let, to allow; to fire, to shoot; to lower

Ancestry of “laskma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
2Proto-Uraliclaćke-—

Words derived from “laskma”

  • lahti laskma
  • las
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →