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Where does “kaita” come from?

kaita (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kaita, from Proto-Germanic gaidō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

kaita (Finnish): narrow; Alternative form of kaitsea

Definitions

  1. narrow; Alternative form of kaitsea

Ancestry of “kaita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaitanarrow
2Proto-Germanicgaidōprickle; point; ord
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “kaita”

  • kaitaluinen
  • kaitaliina
  • kaitafilmi
  • kaitale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →