Where does “katkeileva” come from?

katkeileva (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkeilla, from Finnish katketa, from Proto-Finnic katket'ak — to break (into two pieces), to snap.

katkeileva (Finnish): intermittent, breaking occasionally, cutting out

Definitions

  1. intermittent, breaking occasionally, cutting out

Ancestry of “katkeileva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkatkeillaTo cut, break
2Finnishkatketato cut; to break, snap
3Proto-Finnickatket'akto break (into two pieces), to snap
Every word from Proto-Finnic katket'ak →Every word from Finnish katketa →Every word from Finnish katkeilla →