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Where does “seiklema” come from?

seiklema (Estonian) comes from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka.

seiklema (Estonian): to go on an adventure, to go on a journey, to...

Definitions

  1. to go on an adventure, to go on a journey, to...

Ancestry of “seiklema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseikkaillaTo adventure
2Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
3Karelianšeikka—

Words derived from “seiklema”

  • seiklus
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