Where does “karkailu” come from?
karkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish karkailla, from Finnish karata, from Proto-Finnic kargat'ak.
karkailu (Finnish): incontinence
Ancestry of “karkailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | karkailla | to keep escaping, to escape repeatedly |
| 2 | Finnish | karata | to escape, run away, flee, fly; to elope; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kargat'ak | — |
Words derived from “karkailu”