Where does “katsoa vierestä” come from?
katsoa vierestä (Finnish) comes from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
katsoa vierestä (Finnish): to stand back; to turn a blind eye
Definitions
- to stand back; to turn a blind eye
Ancestry of “katsoa vierestä”, step by step
katsoa vierestä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katsoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish vierestä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vierestä | Elative singular form of vieri; from next to |