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Where does “kattaa” come from?

kattaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kattaa (Finnish): to roof; to cover; to set, lay

Definitions

  1. to roof; to cover; to set, lay

Ancestry of “kattaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
2Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
3Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
4Old Czech-í—
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “kattaa”

  • vesikatto
  • odotuskatos
  • aumakatto
  • kattoikkuna
  • katteeton
  • olkikatto
  • kattotuuletin
  • paanukatto
  • katoton
  • katonraja
  • vuosikate
  • kate
  • ulkokatto
  • katonharja
  • autokatos
  • pulpettikatto
  • kattohaikara
  • kattokruunu
  • katto
  • taitekatto
  • kaikenkattava
  • kattolista
  • kattava
  • sisäänkäyntikatos
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