Where does “katkerasti” come from?

katkerasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkera, from Proto-Finnic kackera, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.

katkerasti (Finnish): bitterly

Definitions

  1. bitterly

Ancestry of “katkerasti”, step by step

katkerasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
2Proto-Finnickackerabitter
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-Every word from Proto-Finnic kackeraEvery word from Finnish katkera
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