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Where does “kaas” come from?

kaas (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kaas (Estonian): cover

Definitions

  1. cover

Ancestry of “kaas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
2Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
3Old Czech-í—
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “kaas”

  • katma
  • kaassõna
  • katus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →