Where does “törkätä” come from?

törkätä (Finnish) comes from Ingrian törkkä, from Russian тёрка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

törkätä (Finnish): to jab or poke once

Definitions

  1. to jab or poke once

Ancestry of “törkätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantörkkägrater
2Russianтёркаgrater; float; huller
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “törkätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →