Where does “katoamaton” come from?
katoamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish kadota, from Finnish kato, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
katoamaton (Finnish): imperishable; Negative participle of kadota
Definitions
- imperishable; Negative participle of kadota
Ancestry of “katoamaton”, step by step
katoamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kadota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kadota | to disappear, vanish; to be lost, go missing; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | kato | failure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;... |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |