Where does “sorta” come from?

sorta (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic sortadak — to tip over, make fall over or down.

sorta (Veps): to bring down, to knock down

Definitions

  1. to bring down, to knock down

Ancestry of “sorta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsortadakto tip over, make fall over or down
Every word from Proto-Finnic sortadak