Where does “karttelu” come from?

karttelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kartella, from Finnish kärttää, from Proto-Finnic karttadak — to avoid.

karttelu (Finnish): avoiding, staying away from for a prolonged period for time

Definitions

  1. avoiding, staying away from for a prolonged period for time

Ancestry of “karttelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkartellaTo avoid
2Finnishkärttääto beg
3Proto-Finnickarttadakto avoid
Every word from Proto-Finnic karttadak →Every word from Finnish kärttää →Every word from Finnish kartella →