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Where does “kankea” come from?

kankea (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kankeda — stiff.

kankea (Finnish): stiff; awkward, clumsy; Partitive singular form...

Definitions

  1. stiff; awkward, clumsy; Partitive singular form...

Ancestry of “kankea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickankedastiff

Words derived from “kankea”

  • kuolonkankeus
  • kangistaa
  • kankeasti
  • kangistuttaa
  • kankeus
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