Where does “ponnekkuus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ponnekkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishponnekasAlternative form of ponteva
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 gātijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaccodakEvery word from Finnish katsoa
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