Where does “kosta” come from?

kosta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kostaa, from Proto-Finnic kostadak — ? to turn, to turn back.

kosta (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of kostaa;...

Definitions

  1. Indicative present connegative form of kostaa;...

Ancestry of “kosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkostaato avenge, revenge, take revenge, get back at (on); to retaliate (to)
2Proto-Finnickostadak? to turn, to turn back
Every word from Proto-Finnic kostadak →Every word from Finnish kostaa →
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