Where does “automaattikytkin” come from?

automaattikytkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish automaatti, from German automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα, from Proto-Indo-European memóne, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

automaattikytkin (Finnish): automatic clutch

Definitions

  1. automatic clutch

Ancestry of “automaattikytkin”, step by step

automaattikytkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish automaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishautomaattiautomaton
2Germanautomatautomaton, machine
3Ancient Greekαὐτόματονaccident, mere chance
4Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
5Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
6Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Finnish kytkin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkytkinswitch; clutch; First-person singular indicative...
2Finnishkytkeäto hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to...
3Proto-Finnickütkedäkto bind, to tie
4Proto-Uralickütke-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Proto-Indo-European memóneEvery word from Ancient Greek μέμονα