Where does “lystikkyys” come from?

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

lystikkyys (Finnish): drollness, funniness

Definitions

  1. drollness, funniness

Ancestry of “lystikkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlystikäsdroll, funny
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →