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

  1. inflection of kattaa: ## indicative present...

Ancestry of “kata”, step by step

kata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Katariina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKatariinaCatherine
2SwedishKatarinaCatherine
3Medieval LatinCatharīna
4LatinEcaterina
5Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη
6Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
7Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
8Ancient Greekhim
9Proto-Hellenichwe
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Swedish skata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishskataEurasian magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hweEvery word from Ancient Greek