Where does “katu” come from?

katu (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

katu (Finnish): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “katu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgatastreet, road
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “katu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →