Where does “metsäkastikka” come from?
metsäkastikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kastikka, from Finnish kastaa, from Proto-Finnic kastadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
metsäkastikka (Finnish): rough small-reed
Definitions
- rough small-reed
Ancestry of “metsäkastikka”, step by step
metsäkastikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kastikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kastikka | small reed, reedgrass, a plant of the genus Calamagrostis |
| 2 | Finnish | kastaa | to dip, sop; to baptize/baptise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kastadak | to wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |