Where does “ostoskatu” come from?
ostoskatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
ostoskatu (Finnish): shopping street
Ancestry of “ostoskatu”, step by step
ostoskatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katu | street |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gata | street, road |
| 3 | Old Norse | gáta | riddle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
via Finnish ostos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ostos | purchase; shopping |
| 2 | Finnish | ostaa | To buy, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ostadak | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |