Where does “myrkkykatko” come from?

myrkkykatko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kätkö, from Finnish kätkeä, from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk, from Finnish kätke-.

myrkkykatko (Finnish): poison hemlock

Definitions

  1. poison hemlock

Ancestry of “myrkkykatko”, step by step

myrkkykatko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kätkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätköhoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,...
2Finnishkätkeäto hide, conceal; to stash; to bury
3Proto-Finnickätkedäkto hide, to conceal
4Finnishkätke-—

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—
Every word from Finnish kätke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk →Every word from Finnish kätkeä →
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