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Where does “avokatseisesti” come from?

avokatseisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish avokatseinen, from Finnish katse, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

avokatseisesti (Finnish): sincerely; vigilantly

Definitions

  1. sincerely; vigilantly

Ancestry of “avokatseisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavokatseinensincere, heartfelt; open-eyed
2Finnishkatselook, glance; gaze
3Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
4Finnishhartiashoulder
5Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
6Greekχαρτίpaper
7Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
8Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
9Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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