Where does “jalkapertti” come from?

jalkapertti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pertti, from Swedish part, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

jalkapertti (Finnish): footrope rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing

Definitions

  1. footrope rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing

Ancestry of “jalkapertti”, step by step

jalkapertti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Pertti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPertti—
2Swedishpartpart, piece
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →