Where does “kerjätä” come from?

kerjätä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kerjät'äk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerjä- — to request.

kerjätä (Finnish): to beg; to ask for

Definitions

  1. to beg; to ask for

Ancestry of “kerjätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickerjät'äkto beg
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickerjä-to request

Words derived from “kerjätä

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerjä-