Where does “aarrekätkö” come from?
aarrekätkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kätkö, from Finnish kätkeä, from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk, from Finnish kätke-.
aarrekätkö (Finnish): treasure cache
Ancestry of “aarrekätkö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kätkö | hoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kätkeä | to hide, conceal; to stash; to bury |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kätkedäk | to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Finnish | kätke- | — |