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Where does “miehekkäästi” come from?

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

miehekkäästi (Finnish): In a manly manner; like a man

Definitions

  1. In a manly manner; like a man

Ancestry of “miehekkäästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiehekäsmanly
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodak—
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
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