Where does “irrotushaarukka” come from?
irrotushaarukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish irrotus, from Finnish irrottaa, from Finnish irrota, from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.
irrotushaarukka (Finnish): release fork
Definitions
- release fork
Ancestry of “irrotushaarukka”, step by step
irrotushaarukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish irrotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | irrotus | detaching, freeing, loosening, unfastening, undoing |
| 2 | Finnish | irrottaa | to loosen, free, detach, unfasten, undo |
| 3 | Finnish | irrota | To come off, loosen, detach, separate; Indicative... |
| 4 | Finnish | irto- | detachable, removable, separate, loose |
| 5 | Finnish | irta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | irta | loose, separate, detached |