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Where does “tuulenkaato” come from?

tuulenkaato (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaato, from Finnish kaataa, from Proto-Finnic kaatadak — to overturn; to spill, to pour out.

tuulenkaato (Finnish): A tree that has fallen due to strong wind

Definitions

  1. A tree that has fallen due to strong wind

Ancestry of “tuulenkaato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaatofelling; killing; strike
2Finnishkaataato pour ; to spill; to knock/tip/turn over,...
3Proto-Finnickaatadakto overturn; to spill, to pour out
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaatadak →