Where does “katkonaisuus” come from?
katkonaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkonainen, from Finnish kätkö, from Finnish kätkeä, from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk, from Finnish kätke-.
katkonaisuus (Finnish): brokenness
Definitions
- brokenness
Ancestry of “katkonaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkonainen | broken, snapped, severed |
| 2 | Finnish | kätkö | hoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,... |
| 3 | Finnish | kätkeä | to hide, conceal; to stash; to bury |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kätkedäk | to hide, to conceal |
| 5 | Finnish | kätke- | — |