Where does “padota” come from?

padota (Finnish) comes from Finnish pato, from Finnish päteä, from Proto-Finnic pätedäk.

padota (Finnish): To stem

Definitions

  1. To stem

Ancestry of “padota”, step by step

padota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatodam, dike
2Finnishpäteäto apply, be valid
3Proto-Finnicpätedäk

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “padota

Every word from Proto-Finnic pätedäkEvery word from Finnish päteäEvery word from Finnish pato
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