Where does “käkättää” come from?

käkättää (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakka, from Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

käkättää (Finnish): to laugh coarsely and/or in an evil manner

Definitions

  1. to laugh coarsely and/or in an evil manner

Ancestry of “käkättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkapoo
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “käkättää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →