Where does “estokaista” come from?

estokaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaista, from Proto-Norse gaistō(n)-.

estokaista (Finnish): stopband

Definitions

  1. stopband

Ancestry of “estokaista”, step by step

estokaista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaistalane; band; shred, strip
2Proto-Norsegaistō(n)-—

via Finnish esto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishestoblock, blocking, blockage; An inhibition; An...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...
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