Where does “hyppyripöytä” come from?
hyppyripöytä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppyri, from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
hyppyripöytä (Finnish): start bar, start bench
Definitions
- start bar, start bench
Ancestry of “hyppyripöytä”, step by step
hyppyripöytä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyppyri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppyri | jumping ramp |
| 2 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 3 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |