Where does “katovahinko” come from?

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

katovahinko (Finnish): damage caused by failure of crops

Definitions

  1. damage caused by failure of crops

Ancestry of “katovahinko”, step by step

katovahinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatofailure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →