Where does “gondolihissi” come from?

gondolihissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish gondoli, from Swedish gondol, from French gondole, from Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoła, from Greek κοντούρα, from Italian contorno, from French contour — whale, sea monster; abyss.

gondolihissi (Finnish): gondola lift

Definitions

  1. gondola lift

Ancestry of “gondolihissi”, step by step

gondolihissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gondoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgondoligondola Venetian boat
2Swedishgondolgondola
3Frenchgondolegondola
4Italiangondolagondola; nacelle; pod
5Venetiangóndołagondola
6Greekκοντούραthe finish of a design; outline
7Italiancontornocontour, outline; vegetables; first-person...
8Frenchcontourcontour
9Frenchcontournerto circumvent, to bypass, to skirt around; to...
10Vulgar Latincontornare
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
18Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
19Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος