Where does “palokatko” come from?

palokatko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kätkö, from Finnish kätkeä, from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk, from Finnish kätke-.

palokatko (Finnish): firestop, fire-stopping, fire barrier

Definitions

  1. firestop, fire-stopping, fire barrier

Ancestry of “palokatko”, step by step

palokatko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kätkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätköhoard, cache; hiding place; usually for things,...
2Finnishkätkeäto hide, conceal; to stash; to bury
3Proto-Finnickätkedäkto hide, to conceal
4Finnishkätke-—

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—
Every word from Finnish kätke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kätkedäk →Every word from Finnish kätkeä →