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Where does “aseenkantaja” come from?

aseenkantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantaja, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

aseenkantaja (Finnish): squire, armourbearer; henchman

Definitions

  1. squire, armourbearer; henchman

Ancestry of “aseenkantaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkantajaA bearer, carrier; A bellhop, porter, skycap; A...
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
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