Where does “sitko” come from?

sitko (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitkeä, from Proto-Finnic citkedä — tough, resilient.

sitko (Finnish): the viscous and elastic mass formed in dough by...

Definitions

  1. the viscous and elastic mass formed in dough by...

Ancestry of “sitko”, step by step

sitko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sitkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitkeätough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...
2Proto-Finniccitkedätough, resilient

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho

Words derived from “sitko

Every word from Proto-Finnic citkedäEvery word from Finnish sitkeä