Where does “avokassukka” come from?

avokassukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish avokas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

avokassukka (Finnish): socklet, footlet

Definitions

  1. socklet, footlet

Ancestry of “avokassukka”, step by step

avokassukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avokas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavokasmoccasin, court shoe, pump
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish sukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkasock; stocking
2Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →