Where does “H-kisko” come from?

H-kisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kisko, from Finnish kiskoa, from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak — to pull, to wrench, to tear.

H-kisko (Finnish): H-shaped bar

Definitions

  1. H-shaped bar

Ancestry of “H-kisko”, step by step

H-kisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskobar; rail
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear

via Finnish H

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHB
Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak →Every word from Finnish kiskoa →Every word from Finnish kisko →