Where does “kaatonokka” come from?

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

kaatonokka (Finnish): spout a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged

Definitions

  1. spout a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged

Ancestry of “kaatonokka”, step by step

kaatonokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaatofelling; killing; strike
2Finnishkaataato knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down
3Proto-Finnickaatadakto overturn; to spill, to pour out

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
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