Where does “kääväkäs” come from?
kääväkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
kääväkäs (Finnish): A mushroom of the artificial order...
Definitions
- A mushroom of the artificial order...
Ancestry of “kääväkäs”, step by step
kääväkäs 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 kääpä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääpä | polypore, bracket fungus, shelf fungus; conk |