Where does “katoavainen” come from?
katoavainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish katoava, from Finnish kadota, from Finnish kato, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
katoavainen (Finnish): earthly, worldly, temporal, passing; fleeting
Definitions
- earthly, worldly, temporal, passing; fleeting
Ancestry of “katoavainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katoava | Present active participle of kadota; disappearing |
| 2 | Finnish | kadota | to disappear, vanish; to be lost, go missing; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | kato | failure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;... |
| 4 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |