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Where does “kato” come from?

kato (Finnish) comes from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

kato (Finnish): failure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...

Definitions

  1. failure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...

Ancestry of “kato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
2Proto-Finnickaccodak—
3Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “kato”

  • katoava
  • otsonikato
  • kulmakarvakato
  • kadottaa
  • hammaskato
  • katoamaton
  • kadoksissa
  • kadoksiin
  • immuunikato
  • kadota
  • katoavainen
  • perikato
  • happikato
  • silmäripsikato
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