Where does “kahlailu” come from?

kahlailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahlailla, from Finnish kahlata, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

kahlailu (Finnish): paddle, paddling

Definitions

  1. paddle, paddling

Ancestry of “kahlailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkahlaillaTo paddle; To wade in a leisurely manner
2FinnishkahlataTo wade; To progress with difficulty
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Finnish kahlata →Every word from Finnish kahlailla →
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