Where does “nenäkäs” come from?

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

nenäkäs (Finnish): saucy, cheeky

Definitions

  1. saucy, cheeky

Ancestry of “nenäkäs”, step by step

nenäkäs traces back through 3 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 Ingrian nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannenänose; edge, cutting edge
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather

Words derived from “nenäkäs”

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