Where does “katoamistemppu” come from?

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

katoamistemppu (Finnish): vanishing act, disappearing act

Definitions

  1. vanishing act, disappearing act

Ancestry of “katoamistemppu”, step by step

katoamistemppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katoaminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatoaminen
2Finnishkadotato disappear, vanish; to be lost, go missing; to...
3Finnishkatofailure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną

via Finnish temppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtempputrick, stunt
2Proto-Finnictempputrick
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaccodakEvery word from Finnish katsoa