Where does “ehdokaslista” come from?

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

ehdokaslista (Finnish): list of candidates, ballot

Definitions

list of candidates, ballot

Ancestry of “ehdokaslista”, step by step

ehdokaslista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ehdokas

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ehdokas	candidate; nominee
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 lista

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	lista	list; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista...
2	Swedish	lista	a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...

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