Where does “naljakas” come from?
naljakas (Estonian) comes from Estonian kas, from Estonian kaasas, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
naljakas (Estonian): funny; goofy; ridiculous
Definitions
- funny; goofy; ridiculous
Ancestry of “naljakas”, step by step
naljakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kas | Used to introduce a yes-or-no question |
| 2 | Estonian | kaasas | with, together with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hansō | A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómsōd | union; gathering; union, gathering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |