Where does “tökötti” come from?
tökötti (Finnish) comes from Russian дёготь, from Proto-Slavic degъtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degut(j)as, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
tökötti (Finnish): birch tar; slime, ooze, goo
Definitions
- birch tar; slime, ooze, goo
Ancestry of “tökötti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | дёготь | tar, pitch |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | degъtь | tar |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | degut(j)as | tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |