Where does “jarruletku” come from?

jarruletku (Finnish) comes from Finnish letku, from Russian плётка — whip.

jarruletku (Finnish): brake hose

Definitions

  1. brake hose

Ancestry of “jarruletku”, step by step

jarruletku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish letku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishletkuA hosepipe, hose
2Russianплёткаwhip

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Russian плётка →Every word from Finnish letku →