Where does “jakoketju” come from?

jakoketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

jakoketju (Finnish): timing chain, cam chain

Definitions

  1. timing chain, cam chain

Ancestry of “jakoketju”, step by step

jakoketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Swedish kedja
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