Where does “iskusävel” come from?

iskusävel (Finnish) comes from Finnish isku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

iskusävel (Finnish): beat note

Definitions

  1. beat note

Ancestry of “iskusävel”, step by step

iskusävel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskuhit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish sävel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish isku →