Where does “sisukkuus” come from?

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

sisukkuus (Finnish): having sisu: gutsiness, perseverance, doggedness, stubbornness, grit, determination, even in the face of adversity

Definitions

  1. having sisu: gutsiness, perseverance, doggedness, stubbornness, grit, determination, even in the face of adversity

Ancestry of “sisukkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisukasgutsy
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 →