Where does “kitkerö” come from?

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

kitkerö (Finnish): oxtongue

Definitions

  1. oxtongue

Ancestry of “kitkerö”, step by step

kitkerö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kitkerä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitkeräbitter, acrid, acerb, acerbic; bitter, acrid,...
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackerabitter
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-

via Finnish o

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