Where does “ihmisketju” come from?

ihmisketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ihmisketju (Finnish): human chain form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity

Definitions

  1. human chain form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity

Ancestry of “ihmisketju”, step by step

ihmisketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Swedish kedja →