Where does “kattoluukku” come from?
kattoluukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish katto, 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 — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
kattoluukku (Finnish): roof hatch, scuttle hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building
Definitions
- roof hatch, scuttle hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building
Ancestry of “kattoluukku”, step by step
kattoluukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katto | ceiling; roof |
| 2 | Finnish | kattaa | to roof; to cover; to set, lay |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kattadak | to cover; to roof |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kanci | cover, lid |
| 5 | Czech | -í | Forming attributive adjectives from nouns,... |
| 6 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Finnish luukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luukku | hatch; residence |
| 2 | Swedish | lucka | a gap, a hole, an open slot, a small empty room;... |
| 3 | Slovak | lúka | meadow |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lǫka | low-lying meadow, water-meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lankāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |