Where does “kahlekoira” come from?
kahlekoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kahlekoira (Finnish): bandog dog that has been tied up
Definitions
- bandog dog that has been tied up
Ancestry of “kahlekoira”, step by step
kahlekoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kahle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahle | shackle; the open end of a dragnet or seine |
| 2 | Finnish | kahlata | To wade; To progress with difficulty |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | fish |