Where does “kengida” come from?

kengida (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic kenkidäk, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

kengida (Ludian): put on

Definitions

  1. put on

Ancestry of “kengida”, 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 →