Where does “tulvapato” come from?
tulvapato (Finnish) comes from Finnish pato, from Finnish päteä, from Proto-Finnic pätedäk.
tulvapato (Finnish): levee; dike
Ancestry of “tulvapato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pato | dam, dike |
| 2 | Finnish | päteä | To apply, be valid; To show off one's ... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pätedäk | — |