Where does “keite” come from?
keite (Finnish) comes from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.
keite (Finnish): decoction
Definitions
- decoction
Ancestry of “keite”, step by step
keite traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keittää | To boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | keje- | — |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |
via Proto-Kuki-Chin *kray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kuki-Chin | *kray | — |