Where does “avainkoodi” come from?

avainkoodi (Finnish) comes from Finnish koodi, from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

avainkoodi (Finnish): keycode

Definitions

  1. keycode

Ancestry of “avainkoodi”, step by step

avainkoodi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoodicode
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
4Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
5Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
7Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô