Where does “hevoskyyti” come from?

hevoskyyti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyyti, from Old Swedish skiut, from Old Norse skjótr, from Proto-Germanic skeutaz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

hevoskyyti (Finnish): horse ride

Definitions

  1. horse ride

Ancestry of “hevoskyyti”, step by step

hevoskyyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyytiride, lift; pump; Third-person singular...
2Old Swedishskiut—
3Old Norseskjótrfleet, quick, swift
4Proto-Germanicskeutazfast, swift, ready
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaz →