Where does “vauhdikas” come from?

vauhdikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

vauhdikas (Finnish): speedy, fast, rapid; eventful

Definitions

  1. speedy, fast, rapid; eventful

Ancestry of “vauhdikas”, step by step

vauhdikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish vauhti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauhtispeed, velocity, pace; momentum; speed

Words derived from “vauhdikas”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →