Where does “nenäkkyys” come from?
nenäkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nenäkäs, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
nenäkkyys (Finnish): cheekiness
Ancestry of “nenäkkyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nenäkäs | saucy, cheeky |
| 2 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 3 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 4 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |