Where does “katveh” come from?
katveh (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic skadwaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱh₃-tús, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “katveh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skadwaz | a shadow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱh₃-tús | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “katveh”