Where does “katsontatapa” come from?

katsontatapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish katsonta, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

katsontatapa (Finnish): way of looking at something

Definitions

  1. way of looking at something

Ancestry of “katsontatapa”, step by step

katsontatapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katsonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatsontaviewing; Action of the verb katsoa
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →