Where does “heittovaihtotiedosto” come from?

heittovaihtotiedosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiedosto, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

heittovaihtotiedosto (Finnish): swap file

Definitions

  1. swap file

Ancestry of “heittovaihtotiedosto”, step by step

heittovaihtotiedosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedostofile
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish heittovaihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittovaihtoswapping
2Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
3Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
4Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
5Proto-Finnicšej-
6Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk