Where does “kengõ” come from?

kengõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kenkidäk, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

kengõ (Livonian): to put on (footwear)

Definitions

  1. to put on (footwear)

Ancestry of “kengõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickenkidäkto put on shoes
2Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
3Proto-Uralic-j-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -idak →Every word from Proto-Finnic kenkidäk →
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