Where does “käkättäjä” come from?

käkättäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käkättää, 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.

käkättäjä (Finnish): one who laughs coarsely

Definitions

  1. one who laughs coarsely

Ancestry of “käkättäjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkättääto laugh coarsely and/or in an evil manner
2Finnishkakkapoo
3Old Swedishkakacake
4Old Norsekakacake
5Proto-Germanickakǭcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →