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Where does “katutaiteilija” come from?

katutaiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilija, from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

katutaiteilija (Finnish): street performer, street artist; busker

Definitions

  1. street performer, street artist; busker

Ancestry of “katutaiteilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaiteilijaartist
2FinnishtaiteillaTo do something that demonstrates high skill,...
3Finnishtaideart
4Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
5Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
6Proto-Finnictaje-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →