Where does “jarrukahva” come from?

jarrukahva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahva, from Proto-Finnic kahva.

jarrukahva (Finnish): brake handle handle used to actuate a brake

Definitions

  1. brake handle handle used to actuate a brake

Ancestry of “jarrukahva”, step by step

jarrukahva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahvahandle; grip; manubrium; usually in the longer...
2Proto-Finnickahva

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
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