Where does “kostua” come from?

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

kostua (Finnish): to get moist, to get damp; to water; to benefit...

Definitions

  1. to get moist, to get damp; to water; to benefit...

Ancestry of “kostua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkostaato avenge, revenge, take revenge, get back at (on); to retaliate (to)
2Proto-Finnickostadak? to turn, to turn back

Words derived from “kostua”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kostadak →Every word from Finnish kostaa →