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Where does “että” come from?

että (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic että, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

että (Finnish): that; "Indicates purpose" in order to, to, so...

Definitions

  1. that; "Indicates purpose" in order to, to, so...

Ancestry of “että”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicettä—
2Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

Words derived from “että”

  • et
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →