Where does “ehkäistä” come from?

ehkäistä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.

ehkäistä (Finnish): To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...

Definitions

  1. To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...

Ancestry of “ehkäistä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
2Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe

Words derived from “ehkäistä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic ehkä →Every word from Finnish ehkä →