Where does “kahtši” come from?

kahtši (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic kaski, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kahtši (Votic): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “kahtši”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaskiswidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaski →