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Where does “kaski” come from?

kaski (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kaski, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kaski (Finnish): Burn-clearing, slash and burn

Definitions

  1. Burn-clearing, slash and burn

Ancestry of “kaski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaskiswidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “kaski”

  • kaskiviljely
  • kaskeaminen
  • kasketa
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