Where does “oksakas” come from?
oksakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
oksakas (Finnish): branchy
Definitions
- branchy
Ancestry of “oksakas”, step by step
oksakas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Ingrian oksa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | oksa | branch |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *oksa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | oksa | — |
via Finnish oksa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oksa | branch; bough; knot |