Where does “haenta” come from?

haenta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.

haenta (Finnish): seeking

Definitions

  1. seeking

Ancestry of “haenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
2Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
3Proto-Germanicsākija-—

Words derived from “haenta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sākija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hakedak →Every word from Finnish hakea →
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