Where does “kaavoittaa” come from?

kaavoittaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaava, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

kaavoittaa (Finnish): to zone

Definitions

  1. to zone

Ancestry of “kaavoittaa”, step by step

kaavoittaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Finnish oittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoittaa—

Words derived from “kaavoittaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Finnish kaava →