Where does “tauotus” come from?

tauotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauottaa, from Finnish tauko, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tauotus (Finnish): pausing, making pauses

Definitions

  1. pausing, making pauses

Ancestry of “tauotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtauottaato make pauses; to pause
2Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
3Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugō →Every word from Finnish tauko →