Where does “jääpato” come from?

jääpato (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jääpato (Finnish): ice jam, ice gorge accumulation of ice in a river that causes flooding

Definitions

  1. ice jam, ice gorge accumulation of ice in a river that causes flooding

Ancestry of “jääpato”, step by step

jääpato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Finnish pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatodam, dike
2Finnishpäteäto apply, be valid
3Proto-Finnicpätedäk—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic jää →Every word from Finnish jää →