Where does “verekäs” come from?
verekäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
verekäs (Finnish): Containing blood; plethoric
Definitions
- Containing blood; plethoric
Ancestry of “verekäs”, step by step
verekäs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Ingrian veri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | veri | blood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veri | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | were | blood |
via Finnish veri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veri | blood |