alkaa.
to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
Meaning & usage
to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
Tulevaisuus alkaa tänään.
Polku alkaa tästä.
to begin (to do), start (doing)
Hän alkoi itkeä. / Hän alkoi itkemään.
Alan olla väsynyt.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *alkadak (compare Estonian algama), possibly from Proto-Uralic *alka- (“to begin”) (compare Northern Mansi о̄вл (ōvl, “head”)).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.