Where does “hissikoneisto” come from?
hissikoneisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish hissi, from Swedish hiss, from Swedish hissa, from Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.
hissikoneisto (Finnish): elevator mechanism, elevator drive
Definitions
- elevator mechanism, elevator drive
Ancestry of “hissikoneisto”, step by step
hissikoneisto 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 koneisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koneisto | machinery; mechanism; works |
| 2 | Finnish | kone | machine; appliance; Short for lentokone |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | koneh | magic |