Where does “kaartua” come from?
kaartua (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere.
kaartua (Finnish): to curve; to overarch
Ancestry of “kaartua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaartaa | To curve, bend, turn; To circle, go around ; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaartadak | to curve, to bend |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaari | curve |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | këŋere | — |