Where does “kattopelti” come from?

kattopelti (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;...

kattopelti (Finnish): (metal) roofing sheet, roofing metal sheet

Definitions

  1. (metal) roofing sheet, roofing metal sheet

Ancestry of “kattopelti”, step by step

kattopelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkattoceiling; roof
2Finnishkattaato roof; to cover; to set, lay
3Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
4Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
5CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
6Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
7Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás