Where does “katteeton” come from?

katteeton (Finnish) comes from Finnish kate, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kat'ëk.

katteeton (Finnish): futile; uncovered, bounced, unbacked; groundless,...

Definitions

  1. futile; uncovered, bounced, unbacked; groundless,...

Ancestry of “katteeton”, step by step

katteeton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...
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