Where does “kitkerä” come from?

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

kitkerä (Finnish): bitter, acrid, acerb, acerbic; bitter, acrid,...

Definitions

  1. bitter, acrid, acerb, acerbic; bitter, acrid,...

Ancestry of “kitkerä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kitkerä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kackera →Every word from Finnish katkera →