Where does “imukyky” come from?
imukyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish imu, from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
imukyky (Finnish): absorption capacity, absorbency
Definitions
- absorption capacity, absorbency
Ancestry of “imukyky”, step by step
imukyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish imu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imu | suction; undertow; slipstream |
| 2 | Finnish | imeä | to suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | imedäk | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ime- | to suck |
| 5 | Hungarian | ím | behold! see! lo! |
| 6 | Hungarian | i | small, young |
| 7 | Hungarian | e | this; look!, hey! |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |