Where does “kattaja” come from?

kattaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kattaa, 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 — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kattaja (Finnish): roofer

Definitions

  1. roofer

Ancestry of “kattaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkattaato roof; to cover; to set, lay
2Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
3Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
4CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
5Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás
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