Where does “innokkuus” come from?

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

innokkuus (Finnish): avidness, eagerness, zeal, enthusiasm

Definitions

  1. avidness, eagerness, zeal, enthusiasm

Ancestry of “innokkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinnokasavid, eager, enthusiastic
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →
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