Where does “rättikatto” come from?
rättikatto (Finnish) comes from Finnish katto, from Finnish kattaa, from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
rättikatto (Finnish): (convertible) soft top
Definitions
- (convertible) soft top
Ancestry of “rättikatto”, step by step
rättikatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katto | ceiling; roof |
| 2 | Finnish | kattaa | to roof; to cover; to set, lay |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kattadak | to cover; to roof |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kanci | cover, lid |
| 5 | Czech | -í | Forming attributive adjectives from nouns,... |
| 6 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Finnish rätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rätti | A rag; A garment; A sail |
| 2 | Swedish | rätt | right, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |