Where does “telttakatto” come from?
telttakatto (Finnish) comes from Finnish katto, from Finnish kattaa, from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
telttakatto (Finnish): pyramid roof
Definitions
- pyramid roof
Ancestry of “telttakatto”, step by step
telttakatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katto | ceiling; roof |
| 2 | Finnish | kattaa | to roof; to cover; to set, lay |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kattadak | to cover; to roof |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kanci | cover, lid |
| 5 | Czech | -í | Forming attributive adjectives from nouns,... |
| 6 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Finnish teltta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teltta | tent |
| 2 | Swedish | tält | tent; a pavilion or portable lodge |
| 3 | Middle Low German | telt | tent |
| 4 | Old Saxon | teld | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 8 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |