Where does “kahlita” come from?

kahlita (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahle, from Finnish kahlata, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

kahlita (Finnish): to chain, shackle; to hamper

Definitions

  1. to chain, shackle; to hamper

Ancestry of “kahlita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahleshackle; the open end of a dragnet or seine
2FinnishkahlataTo wade; To progress with difficulty
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

Words derived from “kahlita”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Finnish kahlata →Every word from Finnish kahle →