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

Definitions

  1. treasure cache

Ancestry of “aarrekätkö”, step by step

aarrekätkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kätkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätköhoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,...
2Finnishkätkeäto hide, conceal; to stash; to bury
3Proto-Finnickätkedäkto hide, to conceal
4Finnishkätke-—

via Finnish aarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaarretreasure; treasure trove
Every word from Finnish kätke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk →Every word from Finnish kätkeä →