Where does “tauko” come from?
tauko (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
tauko (Finnish): break, pause; rest; caesura
Definitions
- break, pause; rest; caesura
Ancestry of “tauko”, step by step
tauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic taugō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | taugō | cord, string, rope |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Finnish tauota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tauota | to pause; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | taugot'ak | to cease, to stop |
Words derived from “tauko”