Where does “pelokkuus” come from?

pelokkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelokas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

pelokkuus (Finnish): fearfulness, timidness

Definitions

  1. fearfulness, timidness

Ancestry of “pelokkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelokasfearful, timid
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →