Where does “kärsäkäs” come from?
kärsäkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
kärsäkäs (Finnish): weevil, snout beetle
Ancestry of “kärsäkäs”, step by step
kärsäkäs 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 kärsä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärsä | trunk, proboscis; snout; proboscis |
| 2 | Finnish | -mö | Front vowel variant of -mo |
| 3 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
Words derived from “kärsäkäs”