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Where does “kaikenkattava” come from?

kaikenkattava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kattava, from Finnish kattaa, from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kaikenkattava (Finnish): inclusive; all-embracing, all-encompassing;...

Definitions

  1. inclusive; all-embracing, all-encompassing;...

Ancestry of “kaikenkattava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkattavaPresent active participle of kattaa; encompassing
2Finnishkattaato roof; to cover; to set, lay
3Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
4Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
5Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
6Old Czech-í—
7Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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