Where does “alkaa” come from?
alkaa (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
alkaa (Votic): to begin, to start
Ancestry of “alkaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |