Where does “kattopuutarha” come from?

kattopuutarha (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;...

kattopuutarha (Finnish): rooftop garden

Definitions

  1. rooftop garden

Ancestry of “kattopuutarha”, step by step

kattopuutarha 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 puutarha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutarhagarden
2Swedishträdgårda garden
3Swedishgårdfarm, estate; yard; courtyard
4Old Swedishgarþerfence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court
5Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
6Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós