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Where does “kääntyä” come from?

kääntyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kääntyä (Finnish): to change direction, turn, bend, shift; to...

Definitions

  1. to change direction, turn, bend, shift; to...

Ancestry of “kääntyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkääntääto turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to...
2Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
3Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

Words derived from “kääntyä”

  • käännyttää
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