alkaa

Etymology
From, from. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

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

Usage notes

 * Historically, the verb collocation depended on geography: (first infinitive) was dominant in Eastern dialects and  (illative of the third infinitive) in Western dialects. As Standard Finnish went through several reforms in the 1800s, one of the goals was to introduce Eastern characteristics into the then Western-dominated standard language, and the version with the first infinitive became established as standard. Despite the prescription against it, vigorously enforced in schools and editorial practices, the Western usage persisted in colloquial contexts and by the late 1900s became increasingly seen as equal with the Eastern one. Finally, in February 2014, the Institute for the Languages of Finland formally approved both forms as standard.
 * / tends to represent a more active and/or voluntary role in the action than.

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to begin; to start (doing)