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Where does “kurkata” come from?

kurkata (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurkkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

kurkata (Finnish): to peek

Definitions

  1. to peek

Ancestry of “kurkata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkurkkiaTo peek, peep
2Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
3Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
4Proto-Uralic-j-—

Words derived from “kurkata”

  • kurkkia
  • nostokurki
  • kurki
  • kurkistaa
  • lumikurki
  • metsäkurjenpolvi
  • kurkistusleikki
  • trumpettikurki
  • munkkikurki
  • käärmekurki
  • kotilokurki
  • aurinkokurki
  • keltakurjenmiekka
  • kurjenmiekka
  • australiankurki
  • kurjenpolvi
  • kruunukurki
  • kurkistusaukko
  • kurkistus
  • kurkiaura
  • kyssäkurki
  • neitokurki
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