Where does “kaatoryhmä” come from?

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

kaatoryhmä (Finnish): residual group, group of leftovers

Definitions

  1. residual group, group of leftovers

Ancestry of “kaatoryhmä”, step by step

kaatoryhmä 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 ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaatadak →Every word from Finnish kaataa →Every word from Finnish kaato →