Where does “kaartua” come from?

kaartua (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kaartua (Finnish): to curve; to overarch

Definitions

  1. to curve; to overarch

Ancestry of “kaartua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
2Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
3Proto-Finnickaaricurve
4Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

Words derived from “kaartua”

Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak →
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