Where does “patoaukko” come from?

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

patoaukko (Finnish): spillway in or around a dam

Definitions

  1. spillway in or around a dam

Ancestry of “patoaukko”, step by step

patoaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pato

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

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Finnic pätedäk →Every word from Finnish päteä →Every word from Finnish pato →