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Where does “laadukas” come from?

laadukas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

laadukas (Finnish): quality, good-quality, sterling, high-class

Definitions

  1. quality, good-quality, sterling, high-class

Ancestry of “laadukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodak—
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “laadukas”

  • laadukkuus
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →