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Where does “katso!” come from?

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

katso! (Finnish): look!

Definitions

  1. look!

Ancestry of “katso!”, step by step

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

Words derived from “katso!”

  • kas
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →