Where does “enimmäisnopeus” come from?

enimmäisnopeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopeus, from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

enimmäisnopeus (Finnish): maximum speed

Definitions

  1. maximum speed

Ancestry of “enimmäisnopeus”, step by step

enimmäisnopeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nopeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnopeusvelocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity
2Finnishnopeaquick, fast, rapid
3Proto-Finnicnopedafast, quick
4Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Finnish enimmäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishenimmäinenmaximal
2Finnisheninthe most
3Finnishenälarge, abundant, much
4Proto-Finnicenäbig
5Proto-Uralicenäbig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →