Where does “iskutyyny” come from?

iskutyyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyny, from Swedish dyna, from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

iskutyyny (Finnish): dolly in pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver

Definitions

  1. dolly in pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver

Ancestry of “iskutyyny”, step by step

iskutyyny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna—
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →