Where does “johdinkisko” come from?
johdinkisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish johdin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
johdinkisko (Finnish): conductor rail
Ancestry of “johdinkisko”, step by step
johdinkisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish johdin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johdin | conductor; derivational affix; duct |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish kisko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kisko | bar; rail |
| 2 | Finnish | kiskoa | to pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiskoidak | to pull, to wrench, to tear |