Where does “hissiteollisuus” come from?

hissiteollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish teollisuus, from Finnish teollinen, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

hissiteollisuus (Finnish): elevator industry, lift industry

Definitions

  1. elevator industry, lift industry

Ancestry of “hissiteollisuus”, step by step

hissiteollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teollisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteollisuusindustry
2Finnishteollinenindustrial
3Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
4Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
5Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
6Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →