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Where does “kateus” come from?

kateus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kade, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kadëh, from Proto-Germanic skaþiz.

kateus (Finnish): envy

Definitions

  1. envy

Ancestry of “kateus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkadeenvious
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kadëh—
3Proto-Germanicskaþiz—

Words derived from “kateus”

  • ammattikateus
  • peniskateus
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþiz →