Where does “halkaisu” come from?
halkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish halkaista, from Finnish -aista, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak.
halkaisu (Finnish): splitting
Ancestry of “halkaisu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | halkaista | to split in two; to rip; to burst |
| 2 | Finnish | -aista | Forms momentane verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ita | Forms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -it'ak | — |
Words derived from “halkaisu”