Where does “patous” come from?

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

patous (Finnish): stemming obstructing the flow of a liquid

Definitions

  1. stemming obstructing the flow of a liquid

Ancestry of “patous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpadotaTo stem
2Finnishpatodam, dike
3Finnishpäteäto apply, be valid
4Proto-Finnicpätedäk—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pätedäk →Every word from Finnish päteä →Every word from Finnish pato →