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Where does “sitkeä” come from?

sitkeä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic citkedä.

sitkeä (Finnish): tough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...

Definitions

  1. tough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...

Ancestry of “sitkeä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniccitkedä—

Words derived from “sitkeä”

  • sitkeästi
  • sitko
  • sitkeys
  • sitketä
Every word from Proto-Finnic citkedä →