Where does “kahlehtimaton” come from?
kahlehtimaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahlehtia, from Finnish kahle, from Finnish kahlata, from Proto-Uralic kälä.
kahlehtimaton (Finnish): unchained; Negative participle of kahlehtia
Definitions
- unchained; Negative participle of kahlehtia
Ancestry of “kahlehtimaton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kahlehtia | Alternative form of kahlita |
| 2 | Finnish | kahle | shackle; the open end of a dragnet or seine |
| 3 | Finnish | kahlata | To wade; To progress with difficulty |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | — |