Where does “järjestelmäkutsu” come from?

järjestelmäkutsu (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestelmä, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

järjestelmäkutsu (Finnish): system call, syscall

Definitions

  1. system call, syscall

Ancestry of “järjestelmäkutsu”, step by step

järjestelmäkutsu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestelmäsystem
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish kutsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkutsucall; invitation; summons
2Finnishkutsuato invite; to beckon, call, call for summon; to...
3Proto-Finnickuccudakto call, to summon; to invite
4Proto-Finnickućću-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic järki →Every word from Finnish järki →Every word from Finnish järjestää →