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Where does “katuz” come from?

katuz (Veps) comes from Veps katta, 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 — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

katuz (Veps): roof; cover

Definitions

  1. roof; cover

Ancestry of “katuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskattato cover; to roof
2Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
3Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
4Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
5Old Czech-í—
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “katuz”

  • lampankatuz
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