Where does “taivukas” come from?
taivukas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
taivukas (Finnish): layer
Ancestry of “taivukas”, step by step
taivukas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish taipua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |