Where does “kata” come from?
kata (Finnish) comes from Finnish Katariina, from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ — self.
kata (Finnish): inflection of kattaa: ## indicative present...
Definitions
- inflection of kattaa: ## indicative present...
Ancestry of “kata”, step by step
kata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Katariina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Katariina | Catherine |
| 2 | Swedish | Katarina | Catherine |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Catharīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ecaterina | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἰκατερίνη | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἑκάτη | Hecate |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑκάς | afar, far off; long after |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἕ | him |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hwe | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Swedish skata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skata | Eurasian magpie |