Where does “henkilöhissi” come from?
henkilöhissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hissi, from Swedish hiss, from Swedish hissa, from Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.
henkilöhissi (Finnish): passenger elevator, passenger lift
Definitions
- passenger elevator, passenger lift
Ancestry of “henkilöhissi”, step by step
henkilöhissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hissi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hissi | elevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental... |
| 2 | Swedish | hiss | elevator, lift |
| 3 | Swedish | hissa | to hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise... |
| 4 | Dutch | hijsen | to pull up, hoist |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | hisen | — |
via Finnish henkilö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 2 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |