Where does “koste” come from?

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

koste (Finnish): A small calm place in a river etc

Definitions

  1. A small calm place in a river etc

Ancestry of “koste”, 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 →