Where does “kaits” come from?
kaits (Livonian) comes from Livonian kaitsõ, from Proto-Finnic kaiccedak — to watch over, to guard, to keep safe.
kaits (Livonian): watch
Ancestry of “kaits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Livonian | kaitsõ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaiccedak | to watch over, to guard, to keep safe |