Where does “katkeruus” come from?

katkeruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkera, from Proto-Finnic kackera, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.

katkeruus (Finnish): bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness

Ancestry of “katkeruus”, step by step

katkeruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
2Proto-Finnickackerabitter
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kackera →Every word from Finnish katkera →