Where does “loppukatselmus” come from?

loppukatselmus (Finnish) comes from Finnish katselmus, from Finnish katsella, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

loppukatselmus (Finnish): final inspection, final review e.g. of a building to ensure it is up to code

Definitions

  1. final inspection, final review e.g. of a building to ensure it is up to code

Ancestry of “loppukatselmus”, step by step

loppukatselmus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katselmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatselmussurvey, review
2FinnishkatsellaTo watch
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaccodakEvery word from Finnish katsoa