Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “ahovahakas” come from? ahovahakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahakas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
ahovahakas (Finnish): butter waxcap, Hygrocybe ceracea
Definitions butter waxcap, Hygrocybe ceracea Ancestry of “ahovahakas”, step by step ahovahakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vahakas Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish vahakas waxcap 2 Finnish kas look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look 3 Finnish katso! look! 4 Finnish katsoa to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... 5 Proto-Finnic kaccodak to look 6 Proto-Germanic gātijaną —
via Finnish Aho Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Aho Any of a number of small places in Finland 2 Proto-Finnic aho abandoned swidden; glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest) 3 Proto-Germanic askǭ ash, ashes 4 Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth