Where does “pato” come from?
pato (Finnish) comes from Finnish päteä, from Proto-Finnic pätedäk.
pato (Finnish): dam, dike
Ancestry of “pato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | päteä | To apply, be valid; To show off one's ... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pätedäk | — |
Words derived from “pato”