alkaa

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to begin (to do something), start (doing something)
  • (intransitive) to initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *alkadak inherited from Proto-Uralic *alka- (beginning).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*alka-

Gloss

beginning

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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