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Where does “katkos” come from?

katkos (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkoa, from Proto-Finnic katkoidak — to break, to snap; to tear.

katkos (Finnish): interruption, stoppage; outage

Definitions

  1. interruption, stoppage; outage

Ancestry of “katkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkoato cut, break or snap into several pieces or cut...
2Proto-Finnickatkoidakto break, to snap; to tear

Words derived from “katkos”

  • haarakatkos
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