Where does “akkiji” come from?

akkiji (Livonian) comes from Livonian akkõ, from Proto-Finnic hak'at'ak.

akkiji (Livonian): a snag; a rock, stick, etc. at the bottom of a body of water that fishing nets snag onto and break

Definitions

  1. a snag; a rock, stick, etc. at the bottom of a body of water that fishing nets snag onto and break

Ancestry of “akkiji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianakkõto grab, grasp, seize, catch
2Proto-Finnichak'at'ak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic hak'at'ak →Every word from Livonian akkõ →