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Where does “karkailla” come from?

karkailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish karata, from Proto-Finnic kargat'ak.

karkailla (Finnish): to keep escaping, to escape repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to keep escaping, to escape repeatedly

Ancestry of “karkailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaratato escape, run away, flee, fly; to elope; to...
2Proto-Finnickargat'ak—

Words derived from “karkailla”

  • virtsankarkailu
  • karkailu
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