Where does “lystikäs” come from?

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

lystikäs (Finnish): droll, funny

Definitions

  1. droll, funny

Ancestry of “lystikäs”, step by step

lystikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kas

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

via Finnish lysti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlystifun, joy

Words derived from “lystikäs”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →