Where does “kaittsaa” come from?

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

kaittsaa (Votic): to shepherd

Definitions

  1. to shepherd

Ancestry of “kaittsaa”, step by step

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