Where does “ehdokas” come from?
ehdokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
ehdokas (Finnish): candidate; nominee
Ancestry of “ehdokas”, step by step
ehdokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish ehto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehto | condition, term; reservation; candidacy in an... |
| 2 | Finnish | ehtiä | to make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ehtidäk | to prepare, to get ready |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ešte- | — |
Words derived from “ehdokas”