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Where does “katta” come from?

katta (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

katta (Veps): to cover; to roof

Definitions

  1. to cover; to roof

Ancestry of “katta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
2Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
3Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
4Old Czech-í—
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “katta”

  • katuz
  • katelda
  • lampankatuz
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