Where does “kasketa” come from?
kasketa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaski, from Proto-Finnic kaski, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
kasketa (Finnish): To burn-clear, slash and burn
Definitions
- To burn-clear, slash and burn
Ancestry of “kasketa”, step by step
kasketa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaski | Burn-clearing, slash and burn |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaski | swidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Finnish tä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 2 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |
Words derived from “kasketa”