Where does “hihnavälitys” come from?
hihnavälitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish välitys, from Finnish välittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
hihnavälitys (Finnish): belt transmission, belt drive transmission
Definitions
- belt transmission, belt drive transmission
Ancestry of “hihnavälitys”, step by step
hihnavälitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish välitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | välitys | transmission; mediation; intercession |
| 2 | Finnish | välittää | to transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish hihna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hihna | strap, band; especially one that is made of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hihna | leather belt, strap |
| 3 | Lithuanian | šikšna | — |