Where does “ryhdikkyys” come from?

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

ryhdikkyys (Finnish): straightness having a straight posture

Definitions

  1. straightness having a straight posture

Ancestry of “ryhdikkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhdikässtraight
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 →