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Where does “jatko” come from?

jatko (Finnish) comes from Finnish jatkaa, from Proto-Finnic jatkadak — to continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,...

jatko (Finnish): follow-on, follow-up; addition; lengthening

Definitions

  1. follow-on, follow-up; addition; lengthening

Ancestry of “jatko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjatkaato continue, keep on, go on; to extend, lengthen,...
2Proto-Finnicjatkadakto continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,...

Words derived from “jatko”

  • jatkosota
  • jatkopaikka
  • päivänjatko
  • jatkojohto
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