Where does “irtokiekko” come from?

irtokiekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.

irtokiekko (Finnish): loose puck

Definitions

  1. loose puck

Ancestry of “irtokiekko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirto-detachable, removable, separate, loose
2Finnishirta—
3Proto-Finnicirtaloose, separate, detached
Every word from Proto-Finnic irta →Every word from Finnish irto- →Every word from Finnish irta →