Where does “ketjutalo” come from?

ketjutalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjutalo (Finnish): link-detached house, linked house a structure comprising multiple houses linked together structurally but without a shared wall as part of a living space, thus only linked e.g. by the foundation or through an auxiliary space, like a garage or storage space

Definitions

  1. link-detached house, linked house a structure comprising multiple houses linked together structurally but without a shared wall as part of a living space, thus only linked e.g. by the foundation or through an auxiliary space, like a garage or storage space

Ancestry of “ketjutalo”, step by step

ketjutalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Swedish kedja
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