Where does “paanukate” come from?

paanukate (Finnish) comes from Finnish kate, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kat'ëk.

paanukate (Finnish): shingle roofing

Definitions

  1. shingle roofing

Ancestry of “paanukate”, step by step

paanukate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—

via Finnish paanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpaanuA relatively thick wooden shingle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kat'ëk →Every word from Finnish kate →
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