Where does “alkusysäys” come from?
alkusysäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish alku, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
alkusysäys (Finnish): impetus, impulse, incentive, catalyst, trigger
Definitions
- impetus, impulse, incentive, catalyst, trigger
Ancestry of “alkusysäys”, step by step
alkusysäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |
via Finnish sysäys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sysäys | impetus |
| 2 | Finnish | sysätä | to push, thrust; ~ "syy": to scapegoat |