Where does “ketokatkero” come from?

ketokatkero (Finnish) comes from Finnish keto, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

ketokatkero (Finnish): field gentian

Definitions

  1. field gentian

Ancestry of “ketokatkero”, step by step

ketokatkero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketodry meadow, pasture
2FinnishkesiThe thin outer layer of skin; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
4Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

via Finnish katkero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackerabitter
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—
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