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Where does “kai” come from?

kai (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaiketi, from Finnish ti, from English dit, from French dît, from Old French dit, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

kai (Finnish): probably; maybe, perhaps

Definitions

  1. probably; maybe, perhaps

Ancestry of “kai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaiketiprobably; surely
2FinnishtiAbbreviation of tiistai; dit
3EnglishditTo stop up; block ; close; To close up; A ditty,...
4Frenchdîtthird-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...
5Old Frenchditword; story; tale; past participle of dire
6Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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