Where does “kateaine” come from?

kateaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

kateaine (Finnish): roofing material, covering material

Definitions

  1. roofing material, covering material

Ancestry of “kateaine”, step by step

kateaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →