Where does “kestä” come from?

kestä (Votic) comes from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.

kestä (Votic): to remain, hold

Definitions

  1. to remain, hold

Ancestry of “kestä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestääto cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to...
2Proto-Finnickestädäkto last, endure
Every word from Proto-Finnic kestädäk →Every word from Finnish kestää →