Where does “apukäynnistin” come from?
apukäynnistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish käynnistin, from Finnish käynnistää, from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
apukäynnistin (Finnish): jump starter, jump box self-powered device to replenish a depleted car battery
Definitions
- jump starter, jump box self-powered device to replenish a depleted car battery
Ancestry of “apukäynnistin”, step by step
apukäynnistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käynnistin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käynnistin | starter, starting device; launcher; First-person... |
| 2 | Finnish | käynnistää | to start; to launch, strike up |
| 3 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 4 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |