Where does “sitkostaa” come from?

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

sitkostaa (Finnish): to make viscous

Definitions

  1. to make viscous

Ancestry of “sitkostaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitkothe viscous and elastic mass formed in dough by...
2Finnishsitkeätough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...
3Proto-Finniccitkedätough, resilient
Every word from Proto-Finnic citkedä →Every word from Finnish sitkeä →Every word from Finnish sitko →
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