Where does “istukas” come from?
istukas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
istukas (Finnish): A root vegetable kept for planting next spring;...
Definitions
- A root vegetable kept for planting next spring;...
Ancestry of “istukas”, step by step
istukas 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 istuttaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | istuttaa | to plant; to introduce an animal to an area... |
| 2 | Finnish | istua | to sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | istudak | sit |
Words derived from “istukas”