Where does “kaatokolo” come from?

kaatokolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolo, from Proto-Finnic kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ.

kaatokolo (Finnish): undercut

Definitions

  1. undercut

Ancestry of “kaatokolo”, step by step

kaatokolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolohole; groove; notch, indentation
2Proto-Finnickolohole
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickolɜ—

via Finnish kaato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaatofelling; killing; strike
2Finnishkaataato knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down
3Proto-Finnickaatadakto overturn; to spill, to pour out
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolo →Every word from Finnish kolo →