Where does “jalkaprässi” come from?

jalkaprässi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalkaprässi (Finnish): leg press machine, leg press

Definitions

  1. leg press machine, leg press

Ancestry of “jalkaprässi”, step by step

jalkaprässi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish prässi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishprässiA press; A crease, especially one pressed on the...
2Swedishpräss—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →