Where does “kapillaarikatko” come from?

kapillaarikatko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapillaari, from Latin capillāris, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapillaarikatko (Finnish): capillary break

Definitions

  1. capillary break

Ancestry of “kapillaarikatko”, step by step

kapillaarikatko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapillaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapillaaricapillary
2Latincapillārispertaining to hair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Finnish kätkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätköhoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,...
2Finnishkätkeäto hide, conceal; to stash; to bury
3Proto-Finnickätkedäkto hide, to conceal
4Finnishkätke-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →