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Where does “kaukalo” come from?

kaukalo (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kaukalo, from Proto-Finnic kauka, from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

kaukalo (Finnish): trough, manger; trough; rink

Definitions

  1. trough, manger; trough; rink

Ancestry of “kaukalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaukalotrough
2Proto-Finnickauka—
3EnglishdoctorA physician; a member of the medical profession;...
4Middle Englishdoctourdoctor
5Anglo-NormandoctourAlternative spelling of doctur
6Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “kaukalo”

  • kiekkokaukalo
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