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Where does “halkaista” come from?

halkaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish -aista, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak.

halkaista (Finnish): to split in two; to rip; to burst

Definitions

  1. to split in two; to rip; to burst

Ancestry of “halkaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-aistaForms momentane verbs
2Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
3Proto-Finnic-it'ak—

Words derived from “halkaista”

  • hiustenhalkaisu
  • halkaisu
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