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Where does “Kaisu” come from?

Kaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kaisa, from Finnish Katariina, from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς — self.

Ancestry of “Kaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaisa—
2FinnishKatariinaCatherine
3SwedishKatarinaCatherine
4Medieval LatinCatharīna—
5LatinEcaterina—
6Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη—
7Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
8Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
9Ancient Greekἕaccusative of οὗ : him
10Proto-Hellenichwe—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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