Where does “kaatelu” come from?

kaatelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaadella, from Finnish kaataa, from Proto-Finnic kaatadak — to overturn; to spill, to pour out.

kaatelu (Finnish): pouring continuously or repeatedly

Definitions

  1. pouring continuously or repeatedly

Ancestry of “kaatelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaadellaTo pour; To knock over
2Finnishkaataato knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down
3Proto-Finnickaatadakto overturn; to spill, to pour out
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaatadak →Every word from Finnish kaataa →Every word from Finnish kaadella →