alkaa

Pronunciation: /ˈɑlkɑːˣ/

“alkaa” is a Finnish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
to begin (to do), start (doing)

From Proto-Finnic *alkadak (compare Estonian algama), possibly from Proto-Uralic *alka- (“to begin”) (compare Northern Mansi о̄вл (ōvl, “head”)).

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