Where does “kaitsma” come from?

kaitsma (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic kaiccedak — to watch over, to guard, to keep safe.

kaitsma (Võro): to defend, to guard

Definitions

  1. to defend, to guard

Ancestry of “kaitsma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaiccedakto watch over, to guard, to keep safe
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaiccedak
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