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Where does “vakto” come from?

vakto (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

vakto (Proto-Finnic): foam

Definitions

  1. foam

Ancestry of “vakto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
2Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “vakto”

  • vaahdota
  • vaahtopää
  • vaahdote
  • vaahdottaa
  • partavaahdoke
  • vaahtokylpy
  • vaahtomuovi
  • saippuavaahto
  • vaahdotin
  • vaahto
  • kermavaahto
  • vaahtoamaton
  • vaahtoinen
  • vaahtoava
  • ehkäisyvaahto
  • vaahdoke
  • vaahtosammutin
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